Which to use
“élargir” and “élargit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,581
- “élargir” frequency rank
- #19,720
- “élargit” frequency rank
- 29301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | élargir | élargit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre plus large. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de élargir. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set élargir and élargit 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. élargir (\e.laʁ.ʒiʁ\) and élargit (\e.laʁ.ʒi\) 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 - r in “élargir” becomes t in “élargit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
élargir is recorded at frequency rank #9,581, classified as averb, pronounced \e.laʁ.ʒiʁ\. élargit is at rank #19,720, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.laʁ.ʒi\.
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 29301, this pair ranks #317,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of élargir vs élargit
Shared letters: agilré. Private to "élargir": -. Private to "élargit": t.
"élargir" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "élargit" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC