Which to use
“agréée” is a noun and “arrêté” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,692
- “agréée” frequency rank
- #1,018
- “arrêté” frequency rank
- 37710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agréée | arrêté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui remplit auprès d’un tribunal de commerce qui l’a agréée les fonctions d’avouée et d’avocate. | Qui est immobile, immuable. |
Where the eye mixes agréée and arrêté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. agréée (VCCVVV) and arrêté (VCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between agréée and arrêté
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agréée is \a.ɡʁe.e\ while arrêté is \a.ʁɛ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37710, 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\. arrêté is at rank #1,018, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ʁɛ.te\.
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 37710, this pair ranks #260,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agréée vs arrêté
Shared letters: aré. Private to "agréée": eg. Private to "arrêté": tê.
"agréée" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV · "arrêté" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agréée" and "arrêté" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "agréée" vs "arrêté" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "arrêté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agréée" and "arrêté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agacée vs agréée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #260,515 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.