Which to use
“agréée” is a noun and “agréées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,692
- “agréée” frequency rank
- #41,632
- “agréées” frequency rank
- 78324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agréée | agréées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui remplit auprès d’un tribunal de commerce qui l’a agréée les fonctions d’avouée et d’avocate. | Féminin pluriel de agréé. |
Same sound, different letters: agréée vs agréées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. agréée runs 6 letters (VCCVVV) against agréées's 7 (VCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: agréée vs agréées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: agréée and agréées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ɡʁe.e\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “agréée” sits inside “agréées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agréée is recorded at frequency rank #36,692, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ɡʁe.e\. agréées is at rank #41,632, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ɡʁe.e\.
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 78324, this pair ranks #26,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agréée vs agréées
Shared letters: aegré. Private to "agréée": -. Private to "agréées": s.
"agréée" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV · "agréées" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "agréée" / "agréées". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "agréée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agréées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agréée" and "agréées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitées vs agréées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #26,070 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.