Which to use
“adresses” is a noun and “agresse” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,781
- “adresses” frequency rank
- #26,606
- “agresse” frequency rank
- 34387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adresses | agresse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de adresse. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe agresser. |
Where the eye mixes adresses and agresse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adresses 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: adresses vs agresse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: adresses is \a.dʁɛs\ while agresse is \a.ɡʁɛs\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adresses is recorded at frequency rank #7,781, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.dʁɛs\. 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 34387, this pair ranks #284,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adresses vs agresse
Shared letters: aers. Private to "adresses": d. Private to "agresse": g.
"adresses" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "agresse" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adresses" and "agresse" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "adresses" or "agresse"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "adresses" and "agresse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adresses" 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 #284,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adresses" 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 #284,186 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.