Which to use
“augmenta” and “augmenter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,789
- “augmenta” frequency rank
- #1,900
- “augmenter” frequency rank
- 45689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | augmenta | augmenter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe augmenter. | Rendre une quantité plus grande. |
Where the eye mixes augmenta and augmenter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: augmenta vs augmenter
A purely visual mix-up. augmenta (\oɡ.mɑ̃.ta\) and augmenter (\oɡ.mɑ̃.te\) 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 45689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
augmenta is recorded at frequency rank #43,789, classified as averb, pronounced \oɡ.mɑ̃.ta\. augmenter is at rank #1,900, tagged as averb, pronounced \oɡ.mɑ̃.te\.
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 45689, this pair ranks #200,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of augmenta vs augmenter
Shared letters: aegmntu. Private to "augmenta": -. Private to "augmenter": r.
"augmenta" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV · "augmenter" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "augmenta" for "augmenter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "augmenta" or "augmenter"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "augmenta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "augmenter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "augmenta" and "augmenter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "augmenta vs augmentez". 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 #200,804 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.