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 eye mixes agrément and agrémentée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. agrément runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against agrémentée's 10 (VCCVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agrément with agrémentée
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agrément" and "agrémentée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "agrément" or "agrémentée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agrément" and "agrémentée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agrément" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agrémentée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,138 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agrément" and "agrémentée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrémentée vs agréments". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #150,138 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.