Which to use
“agrément” is a noun and “amèrement” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,518
- “agrément” frequency rank
- #35,372
- “amèrement” frequency rank
- 46890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agrément | amèrement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’agréer. | Avec amertume, au sens figuré de regret, tristesse ou ressentiment. |
Where the eye mixes agrément and amèrement
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agrément runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against amèrement's 9 (VCVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agrément and amèrement
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agrément is \a.ɡʁe.mɑ̃\ while amèrement is \a.mɛʁ.mɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46890, 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\. amèrement is at rank #35,372, tagged as anadv, pronounced \a.mɛʁ.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 46890, this pair ranks #191,238 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agrément vs amèrement
Shared letters: aemnrt. Private to "agrément": gé. Private to "amèrement": è.
"agrément" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "amèrement" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agrément" and "amèrement" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "agrément" or "amèrement" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agrément" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amèrement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,238 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agrément" and "amèrement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amèrement vs âprement". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #191,238 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.