Which to use
“agréées” is an adjective and “arêtes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,632
- “agréées” frequency rank
- #23,766
- “arêtes” frequency rank
- 65398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agréées | arêtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de agréé. | Pluriel de arête. |
Where the eye mixes agréées and arêtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agréées runs 7 letters (VCCVVVC) against arêtes's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: agréées vs arêtes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agréées is \a.ɡʁe.e\ while arêtes is \a.ʁɛt\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65398, 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\. arêtes is at rank #23,766, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ʁɛt\.
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 65398, this pair ranks #72,537 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agréées vs arêtes
Shared letters: aers. Private to "agréées": gé. Private to "arêtes": tê.
"agréées" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC · "arêtes" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agréées" and "arêtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agréées" vs "arêtes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agréées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arêtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,537 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agréées" and "arêtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitées vs agréées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #72,537 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.