Which to use
“augmenta” and “augmentez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,789
- “augmenta” frequency rank
- #35,818
- “augmentez” frequency rank
- 79607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | augmenta | augmentez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe augmenter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe augmenter. |
Where the eye mixes augmenta and augmentez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses augmenta with augmentez
A purely visual mix-up. augmenta (\oɡ.mɑ̃.ta\) and augmentez (\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 79607, 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\. augmentez is at rank #35,818, 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 79607, this pair ranks #22,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of augmenta vs augmentez
Shared letters: aegmntu. Private to "augmenta": -. Private to "augmentez": z.
"augmenta" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV · "augmentez" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "augmenta" and "augmentez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "augmenta" vs "augmentez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "augmenta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "augmentez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "augmenta" and "augmentez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "augmentées 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 #22,873 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.