Which to use
“irrité” is an adjective and “irriter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,258
- “irrité” frequency rank
- #37,391
- “irriter” frequency rank
- 60649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | irrité | irriter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De mauvaise humeur à cause de quelque chose. | Mettre en colère, provoquer l'agacement, la contrariété, l'impatience de quelqu’un. |
Same sound, different letters: irrité vs irriter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. irrité runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against irriter's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - irrité / irriter
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: irrité and irriter carry the same recorded pronunciation, \i.ʁi.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
irrité is recorded at frequency rank #23,258, classified as anadj, pronounced \i.ʁi.te\. 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 60649, this pair ranks #96,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of irrité vs irriter
Shared letters: irt. Private to "irrité": é. Private to "irriter": e.
"irrité" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "irriter" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- irriter ← irirter · iriter · irrietr · irriterr · irritre · irritter · irrtier · ririter
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "irrité" for "irriter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "irrité" vs "irriter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"irrité" and "irriter" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "irrité" 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 #96,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "irrité" and "irriter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irriguer 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 #96,533 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.