Which to use
“augmentent” and “augmentera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,337
- “augmentent” frequency rank
- #22,494
- “augmentera” frequency rank
- 30831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | augmentent | augmentera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe augmenter. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe augmenter. |
Where the eye mixes augmentent and augmentera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between augmentent and augmentera
A purely visual mix-up. augmentent (\oɡ.mɑ̃t\) and augmentera (\oɡ.mɑ̃.tə.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
augmentent is recorded at frequency rank #8,337, classified as averb, pronounced \oɡ.mɑ̃t\. augmentera is at rank #22,494, tagged as averb, pronounced \oɡ.mɑ̃.tə.ʁa\.
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 30831, this pair ranks #307,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of augmentent vs augmentera
Shared letters: aegmntu. Private to "augmentent": -. Private to "augmentera": r.
"augmentent" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCC · "augmentera" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- augmentent ← agumentent · augemntent · auggmentent · augmenetnt · augmenntent · augmentennt · augmententt · augmentetn
- augmentera ← agumentera · augemntera · auggmentera · augmenetra · augmenntera · augmentear · augmenterra · augmentrea
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "augmentent" for "augmentera" ever safe?
Which is more common, "augmentent" or "augmentera"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "augmentent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "augmentera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "augmentent" and "augmentera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "augmenta vs augmentera". 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 #307,711 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.