Which to use
“argumente” and “augmente” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,226
- “argumente” frequency rank
- #3,054
- “augmente” frequency rank
- 32280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | argumente | augmente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe argumenter. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe augmenter. |
Where the eye mixes argumente and augmente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between argumente and augmente
A purely visual mix-up. argumente (\aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃t\) and augmente (\oɡ.mɑ̃t\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
argumente is recorded at frequency rank #29,226, classified as averb, pronounced \aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃t\. augmente is at rank #3,054, tagged as averb, pronounced \oɡ.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 32280, this pair ranks #298,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of argumente vs augmente
Shared letters: aegmntu. Private to "argumente": r. Private to "augmente": -.
"argumente" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV · "augmente" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "argumente" for "augmente" ever safe?
Frequency check: "argumente" vs "augmente" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "argumente" and "augmente" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "argumente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "augmente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "argumente" and "augmente" 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 #298,283 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.