aggravéevsaggravéesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“aggravée” and “aggravées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,438
“aggravée” frequency rank
#46,563
“aggravées” frequency rank
75001
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aggravée aggravées
Definition Maladie du pied du chien qui consiste en une inflammation du réseau vasculaire situé au-dessous de l’épiderme épais et dur, dont les tubercules plantaires sont recouverts à leur surface d’appui. Pluriel de aggravée.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aggravée and aggravées apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
aggravée
9 ch
aggravées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. aggravée and aggravées are pronounced identically (\a.ɡʁa.ve\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “aggravée” sits inside “aggravées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aggravée is recorded at frequency rank #28,438, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ɡʁa.ve\. aggravées is at rank #46,563, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ɡʁa.ve\.

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 75001, this pair ranks #35,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aggravée vs aggravées

Shared letters: aegrvé. Private to "aggravée": -. Private to "aggravées": s.

"aggravée" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV  ·  "aggravées" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

aggravée#28,438
aggravées#46,563

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aggravée" and "aggravées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\a.ɡʁa.ve\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "aggravée" or "aggravées"?
"aggravée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,438 in our French list, against #46,563 for "aggravées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering aggravée vs aggravées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aggravée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list