agrémentvsagrémentéeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: agrément is a noun, agrémentée is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“agrément” is a noun and “agrémentée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,518
“agrément” frequency rank
#40,587
“agrémentée” frequency rank
52105
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agrément agrémentée
Definition Action d’agréer. Féminin singulier de agrémenté.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set agrément and agrémentée apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
agrément
10 ch
agrémentée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agrément is \a.ɡʁe.mɑ̃\ while agrémentée is \a.ɡʁe.mɑ̃.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “agrément” sits inside “agrémentée”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agrément is recorded at frequency rank #11,518, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ɡʁe.mɑ̃\. agrémentée is at rank #40,587, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ɡʁe.mɑ̃.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 52105, this pair ranks #150,138 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agrément vs agrémentée

Shared letters: aegmnrté. Private to "agrément": -. Private to "agrémentée": -.

"agrément" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC  ·  "agrémentée" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVV

Frequency comparison

agrément#11,518
agrémentée#40,587

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agrément" and "agrémentée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "agrément" is a noun and "agrémentée" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "agrément" or "agrémentée"?
"agrément" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,518 in our French list, against #40,587 for "agrémentée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering agrément vs agrémentée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “agrément”; for an adjective, it's “agrémentée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “agrément” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list