angotvsangryWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: angot is a noun, angry is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“angot” is a noun and “angry” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,646
“angot” frequency rank
#34,406
“angry” frequency rank
73052
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angot angry
Definition Petit reptile inoffensif, synonyme d'orvet. En colère, fâché, furieux.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set angot and angry apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
angot
5 ch
angry

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angot is \ɑ̃.ɡo\ while angry is \ˈæŋ.ɡɹi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

angot is recorded at frequency rank #38,646, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.ɡo\. angry is at rank #34,406, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈæŋ.ɡɹi\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 73052, this pair ranks #41,794 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of angot vs angry

Shared letters: agn. Private to "angot": ot. Private to "angry": ry.

"angot" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "angry" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angotagnot · anggot · angott · angto · anngot · anogt · nagot
  • angryagnry · anggry · angrry · angryy · angyr · anngry · anrgy · nagry

Frequency comparison

angot#38,646
angry#34,406

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "angot" and "angry" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "angot" is a noun and "angry" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "angot" or "angry"?
"angry" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,406 in our French list, against #38,646 for "angot". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering angot vs angry

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “angot”; for an adjective, it's “angry”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “angot” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list