agrééevsagresseWhat's the difference?

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

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set agréée and agresse apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
agréée
7 ch
agresse

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • agresseagersse · aggresse · agrese · agreses · agrresse · agrsese · argesse · garesse

Frequency comparison

agréée#36,692
agresse#26,606

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agréée" and "agresse" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "agréée" is a noun and "agresse" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "agréée" or "agresse"?
"agresse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,606 in our French list, against #36,692 for "agréée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering agréée vs agresse

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 “agresse”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “agréée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list