Which to use
“adressée” and “agressés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,588
- “adressée” frequency rank
- #29,625
- “agressés” frequency rank
- 39213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adressée | agressés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe adresser. | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe agresser. |
Where the eye mixes adressée and agressés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adressée (VCCVCCVV) and agressés (VCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between adressée and agressés
A purely visual mix-up. adressée (\a.dʁe.se\) and agressés (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39213, 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\. agressés is at rank #29,625, 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 39213, this pair ranks #249,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adressée vs agressés
Shared letters: aersé. Private to "adressée": d. Private to "agressés": g.
"adressée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "agressés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adressée" and "agressés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "adressée" or "agressés"?
After this comparison
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 "agressés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adressée" and "agressés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrégés vs agressés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #249,629 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.