Which to use
“agréées” is an adjective and “agressées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,632
- “agréées” frequency rank
- #43,252
- “agressées” frequency rank
- 84884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agréées | agressées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de agréé. | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe agresser. |
Where the eye mixes agréées and agressées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agréées runs 7 letters (VCCVVVC) against agressées's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agréées and agressées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agréées is \a.ɡʁe.e\ while agressées is \a.ɡʁɛ.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84884, 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\. agressées is at rank #43,252, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ɡʁɛ.se\.
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 84884, this pair ranks #12,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agréées vs agressées
Shared letters: aegrsé. Private to "agréées": -. Private to "agressées": -.
"agréées" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC · "agressées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agréées" and "agressées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "agréées" or "agressées" show up more?
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 "agréées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agressées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agréées" and "agressées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitées vs agréées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #12,233 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.