agrééevsagréerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: agréée is a noun, agréer is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set agréée and agréer apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
agréée
6 ch
agréer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

agréée#36,692
agréer#37,642

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agréée" and "agréer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "agréée" is a noun and "agréer" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "agréée" or "agréer"?
"agréée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,692 in our French list, against #37,642 for "agréer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering agréée vs agréer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “agréée”; for a verb, it's “agréer”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “agréée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list