Which to use
“agréer” and “agresser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,642
- “agréer” frequency rank
- #13,504
- “agresser” frequency rank
- 51146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agréer | agresser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prendre à gré ; recevoir favorablement. | Entamer par la force, par la contrainte, par la surprise ou par la ruse l’intégrité physique, psychologique ou sexuelle d’une personne. |
Where the eye mixes agréer and agresser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agréer runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against agresser's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: agréer vs agresser
A purely visual mix-up. agréer (\a.ɡʁe.e\) and agresser (\a.ɡʁe.se\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51146, 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\. agresser is at rank #13,504, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ɡʁe.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 51146, this pair ranks #157,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agréer vs agresser
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "agréer": é. Private to "agresser": s.
"agréer" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "agresser" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- agresser ← agersser · aggresser · agreser · agresesr · agresserr · agressre · agrresser · agrseser
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agréer" and "agresser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "agréer" or "agresser" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agréer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agresser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agréer" and "agresser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agréer vs agrégés". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #157,220 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.