Which to use
“irriguer” and “irriter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,243
- “irriguer” frequency rank
- #37,391
- “irriter” frequency rank
- 83634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | irriguer | irriter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arroser par des irrigations. | Mettre en colère, provoquer l'agacement, la contrariété, l'impatience de quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes irriguer and irriter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. irriguer runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against irriter's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses irriguer with irriter
A purely visual mix-up. irriguer (\i.ʁi.ɡe\) and irriter (\i.ʁi.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 83634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
irriguer is recorded at frequency rank #46,243, classified as averb, pronounced \i.ʁi.ɡe\. irriter is at rank #37,391, tagged as averb, pronounced \i.ʁi.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 83634, this pair ranks #14,472 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of irriguer vs irriter
Shared letters: eir. Private to "irriguer": gu. Private to "irriter": t.
"irriguer" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "irriter" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "irriguer" and "irriter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "irriguer" or "irriter"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "irriguer" and "irriter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "irriguer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irriter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,472 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "irriguer" and "irriter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irrité vs irriter". 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 #14,472 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.