Which to use
“agrégat” and “agrégée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,466
- “agrégat” frequency rank
- #45,987
- “agrégée” frequency rank
- 95453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agrégat | agrégée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Assemblage, ensemble, réunion, d'éléments distincts sans l'organisation qu'a par exemple un organisme biologique. | Celle qui a subi avec succès les épreuves d’un concours d’agrégation. |
Where the eye mixes agrégat and agrégée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between agrégat and agrégée
A purely visual mix-up. agrégat (\a.ɡʁe.ɡa\) and agrégée (\a.ɡʁe.ʒe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 95453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agrégat is recorded at frequency rank #49,466, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ɡʁe.ɡa\. agrégée is at rank #45,987, tagged as anoun, 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 95453, this pair ranks #1,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agrégat vs agrégée
Shared letters: agré. Private to "agrégat": t. Private to "agrégée": e.
"agrégat" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "agrégée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agrégat" for "agrégée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agrégat" vs "agrégée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agrégat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agrégée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agrégat" and "agrégée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrégat vs agrégés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,086 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.