agrééesvsagréerWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

“agréées” is an adjective and “agréer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,632
“agréées” frequency rank
#37,642
“agréer” frequency rank
79274
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agréées agréer
Definition Féminin pluriel de agréé. Prendre à gré ; recevoir favorablement.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
agréées
6 ch
agréer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: agréées and agréer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ɡʁe.e\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agréées is recorded at frequency rank #41,632, classified as anadj, 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 79274, this pair ranks #23,699 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agréées vs agréer

Shared letters: aegré. Private to "agréées": s. Private to "agréer": -.

"agréées" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC  ·  "agréer" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC

Frequency comparison

agréées#41,632
agréer#37,642

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agréées" and "agréer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "agréées" is an adjective and "agréer" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "agréées" or "agréer"?
"agréer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,642 in our French list, against #41,632 for "agréées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering agréées vs agréer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “agréées”; for a verb, it's “agréer”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “agréées” 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