Which to use
“agrégé” is an adjective and “agrégée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,041
- “agrégé” frequency rank
- #45,987
- “agrégée” frequency rank
- 66028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agrégé | agrégée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dit des parties d’une plante agglomérées sur une petite surface. | Celle qui a subi avec succès les épreuves d’un concours d’agrégation. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set agrégé and agrégée apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: agrégé and agrégée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ɡʁe.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “agrégé” sits inside “agrégée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agrégé is recorded at frequency rank #20,041, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ɡʁe.ʒe\. 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 66028, this pair ranks #69,645 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agrégé vs agrégée
Shared letters: agré. Private to "agrégé": -. Private to "agrégée": e.
"agrégé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "agrégée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agrégé" and "agrégée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "agrégé" or "agrégée"?
Remembering agrégé vs agrégée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “agrégé”; for a noun, it's “agrégée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “agrégé” entry
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