Which to use
“agréée” is a noun and “agresse” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,692
- “agréée” frequency rank
- #26,606
- “agresse” frequency rank
- 63298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agréée | agresse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui remplit auprès d’un tribunal de commerce qui l’a agréée les fonctions d’avouée et d’avocate. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe agresser. |
Where the eye mixes agréée and agresse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agréée runs 6 letters (VCCVVV) against agresse's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: agréée vs agresse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agréée is \a.ɡʁe.e\ while agresse is \a.ɡʁɛs\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63298, 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\. agresse is at rank #26,606, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ɡʁɛs\.
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 63298, this pair ranks #82,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agréée vs agresse
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "agréée": é. Private to "agresse": s.
"agréée" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV · "agresse" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agresse ← agersse · aggresse · agrese · agreses · agrresse · agrsese · argesse · garesse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agréée" and "agresse" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "agréée" or "agresse"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agréée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agresse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agréée" and "agresse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agacée vs agréée". 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 #82,686 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.