Which to use
“adressée” and “agressées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,588
- “adressée” frequency rank
- #43,252
- “agressées” frequency rank
- 52840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adressée | agressées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe adresser. | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe agresser. |
Where the eye mixes adressée and agressées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. adressée runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against agressées's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses adressée with agressées
A purely visual mix-up. adressée (\a.dʁe.se\) and agressées (\a.ɡʁɛ.se\) 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 52840, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adressée is recorded at frequency rank #9,588, classified as averb, pronounced \a.dʁe.se\. agressées is at rank #43,252, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ɡʁɛ.se\.
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 52840, this pair ranks #144,893 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adressée vs agressées
Shared letters: aersé. Private to "adressée": d. Private to "agressées": g.
"adressée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "agressées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adressée" and "agressées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "adressée" or "agressées" 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 "adressée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agressées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,893 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adressée" and "agressées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agréées vs agressées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #144,893 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.