Which to use
“agréée” is a noun and “agréer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,692
- “agréée” frequency rank
- #37,642
- “agréer” frequency rank
- 74334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agréée | agréer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui remplit auprès d’un tribunal de commerce qui l’a agréée les fonctions d’avouée et d’avocate. | Prendre à gré ; recevoir favorablement. |
Same sound, different letters: agréée vs agréer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. agréée (VCCVVV) and agréer (VCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - agréée / agréer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: agréée and agréer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ɡʁe.e\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74334, 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\. agréer is at rank #37,642, tagged as averb, 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 74334, this pair ranks #37,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agréée vs agréer
Shared letters: aegré. Private to "agréée": -. Private to "agréer": -.
"agréée" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV · "agréer" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "agréée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agréer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agréée" and "agréer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agacée vs agréée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #37,489 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.