Which to use
“agréées” and “arrêtées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,632
- “agréées” frequency rank
- #15,091
- “arrêtées” frequency rank
- 56723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agréées | arrêtées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de agréé. | Féminin pluriel de arrêté. |
Where the eye mixes agréées and arrêtées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agréées runs 7 letters (VCCVVVC) against arrêtées's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agréées with arrêtées
A purely visual mix-up. agréées (\a.ɡʁe.e\) and arrêtées (\a.ʁɛ.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56723, 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\. arrêtées is at rank #15,091, 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 56723, this pair ranks #119,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agréées vs arrêtées
Shared letters: aersé. Private to "agréées": g. Private to "arrêtées": tê.
"agréées" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC · "arrêtées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agréées" and "arrêtées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "agréées" or "arrêtées" 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 "arrêtées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agréées" and "arrêtées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitées vs agréées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #119,311 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.