Which to use
“agréer” is a verb and “agrégés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,642
- “agréer” frequency rank
- #47,713
- “agrégés” frequency rank
- 85355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agréer | agrégés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prendre à gré ; recevoir favorablement. | Masculin pluriel de agrégé. |
Where the eye mixes agréer and agrégés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agréer runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against agrégés's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agréer with agrégés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agréer is \a.ɡʁe.e\ while agrégés is \a.ɡʁe.ʒe\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agréer is recorded at frequency rank #37,642, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ɡʁe.e\. agrégés is at rank #47,713, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ɡʁe.ʒe\.
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 85355, this pair ranks #11,497 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agréer vs agrégés
Shared letters: agré. Private to "agréer": e. Private to "agrégés": s.
"agréer" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "agrégés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agréer" and "agrégés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agréer" vs "agrégés" - 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 "agréer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agrégés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,497 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agréer" and "agrégés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrégat vs agrégés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #11,497 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.