Which to use
“ADR” and “agar” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,414
- “ADR” frequency rank
- #38,125
- “agar” frequency rank
- 83539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ADR | agar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accord relatif au transport international des marchandises dangereuses par route, fixant les conditions d’emballage, d’étiquetage des marchandises dangereuses, ainsi que celles concernant les véhicules utilisés et le transport lui-même. | Synonyme de agar-agar. |
Where the eye mixes ADR and agar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ADR runs 3 letters (VCC) against agar's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ADR vs agar
A purely visual mix-up. ADR (\ɑ.de.ɛʁ\) and agar (\a.ɡaʁ\) 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 83539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ADR is recorded at frequency rank #45,414, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ.de.ɛʁ\. agar is at rank #38,125, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ɡaʁ\.
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 83539, this pair ranks #14,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ADR vs agar
Shared letters: ar. Private to "ADR": d. Private to "agar": g.
"ADR" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "agar" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- agar ← aagr · agarr · aggar · agra · gaar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ADR" and "agar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "ADR" or "agar" show up more?
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 "ADR" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ADR" and "agar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ADR vs aur". 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 #14,629 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.