Which to use
“élargie” and “élargir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,516
- “élargie” frequency rank
- #9,581
- “élargir” frequency rank
- 26097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | élargie | élargir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de élargir. | Rendre plus large. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set élargie and élargir apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. élargie (\e.laʁ.ʒi\) and élargir (\e.laʁ.ʒiʁ\) 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 a single letter - e in “élargie” becomes r in “élargir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
élargie is recorded at frequency rank #16,516, classified as averb, pronounced \e.laʁ.ʒi\. élargir is at rank #9,581, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.laʁ.ʒiʁ\.
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 26097, this pair ranks #337,131 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of élargie vs élargir
Shared letters: agilré. Private to "élargie": e. Private to "élargir": -.
"élargie" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "élargir" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC