Which to use
“adresser” and “agresse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,723
- “adresser” frequency rank
- #26,606
- “agresse” frequency rank
- 32329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adresser | agresse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Envoyer directement à une personne, en un lieu. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe agresser. |
Where the eye mixes adresser and agresse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adresser runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against agresse's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: adresser vs agresse
A purely visual mix-up. adresser (\a.dʁe.se\) and agresse (\a.ɡʁɛs\) 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 32329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adresser is recorded at frequency rank #5,723, classified as averb, pronounced \a.dʁe.se\. agresse is at rank #26,606, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ɡʁɛs\.
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 32329, this pair ranks #297,991 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adresser vs agresse
Shared letters: aers. Private to "adresser": d. Private to "agresse": g.
"adresser" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "agresse" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adresser" and "agresse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "adresser" or "agresse"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adresser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agresse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,991 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adresser" and "agresse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrégée vs agresse". 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 #297,991 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.