Which to use
“agréments” is a noun and “âprement” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,420
- “agréments” frequency rank
- #47,696
- “âprement” frequency rank
- 93116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agréments | âprement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de agrément. | Avec âpreté, d'une manière âpre. |
Where the eye mixes agréments and âprement
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agréments runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCC) against âprement's 8 (VCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agréments and âprement
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agréments is \a.ɡʁe.mɑ̃\ while âprement is \ɑ.pʁə.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 93116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agréments is recorded at frequency rank #45,420, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ɡʁe.mɑ̃\. âprement is at rank #47,696, tagged as anadv, pronounced \ɑ.pʁə.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 93116, this pair ranks #2,505 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agréments vs âprement
Shared letters: emnrt. Private to "agréments": agsé. Private to "âprement": pâ.
"agréments" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC · "âprement" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agréments" for "âprement" ever safe?
Which is more common, "agréments" or "âprement"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "agréments" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "âprement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,505 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agréments" and "âprement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agreement vs âprement". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,505 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.