Which to use
“agréables” and “arables” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,900
- “agréables” frequency rank
- #44,304
- “arables” frequency rank
- 56204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agréables | arables |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de agréable. | Pluriel de arable. |
Where the eye mixes agréables and arables
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. agréables runs 9 letters (VCCVVCCVC) against arables's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agréables with arables
A purely visual mix-up. agréables (\a.ɡʁe.abl\) and arables (\a.ʁabl\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56204, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agréables is recorded at frequency rank #11,900, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ɡʁe.abl\. arables is at rank #44,304, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ʁabl\.
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 56204, this pair ranks #122,560 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agréables vs arables
Shared letters: abelrs. Private to "agréables": gé. Private to "arables": -.
"agréables" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC · "arables" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- arables ← aarbles · arabbles · arabels · arabless · arablles · arablse · aralbes · arbales
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agréables" for "arables" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agréables" vs "arables" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "agréables" and "arables" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agréables" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,560 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agréables" and "arables" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anales vs arables". 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 #122,560 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.