Which to use
“argument” is a noun and “argumente” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,983
- “argument” frequency rank
- #29,226
- “argumente” frequency rank
- 33209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | argument | argumente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Raisonnement construit selon certaines règles, par lequel on tire méthodiquement une conséquence d’une ou de plusieurs propositions. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe argumenter. |
Where the eye mixes argument and argumente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: argument vs argumente
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: argument is \aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃\ while argumente is \aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “argument” sits inside “argumente”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
argument is recorded at frequency rank #3,983, classified as anoun, pronounced \aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃\. argumente is at rank #29,226, tagged as averb, pronounced \aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃t\.
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 33209, this pair ranks #292,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of argument vs argumente
Shared letters: aegmnrtu. Private to "argument": -. Private to "argumente": -.
"argument" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "argumente" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "argument" for "argumente" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "argument" or "argumente" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "argument" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "argumente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "argument" and "argumente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "argumente vs argumenter". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #292,149 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.