Which to use
“agrément” is a noun and “aisément” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,518
- “agrément” frequency rank
- #7,516
- “aisément” frequency rank
- 19034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agrément | aisément |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’agréer. | D’une manière aisée. |
Where the eye mixes agrément and aisément
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agrément (VCCVCVCC) and aisément (VVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: agrément vs aisément
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agrément is \a.ɡʁe.mɑ̃\ while aisément is \ɛ.ze.mɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19034, 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\. aisément is at rank #7,516, tagged as anadv, pronounced \ɛ.ze.mɑ̃\.
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 19034, this pair ranks #375,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agrément vs aisément
Shared letters: aemnté. Private to "agrément": gr. Private to "aisément": is.
"agrément" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "aisément" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agrément" and "aisément" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "agrément" or "aisément"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "agrément" and "aisément" 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 "aisément" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #375,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agrément" and "aisément" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrément vs âprement". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #375,360 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.