agresséevsagresséesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“agressée” and “agressées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,039
“agressée” frequency rank
#43,252
“agressées” frequency rank
63291
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agressée agressées
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe agresser. Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe agresser.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
agressée
9 ch
agressées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. agressée and agressées are pronounced identically (\a.ɡʁɛ.se\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “agressée” sits inside “agressées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agressée is recorded at frequency rank #20,039, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ɡʁɛ.se\. agressées is at rank #43,252, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ɡʁɛ.se\.

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 63291, this pair ranks #82,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agressée vs agressées

Shared letters: aegrsé. Private to "agressée": -. Private to "agressées": -.

"agressée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV  ·  "agressées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC

Frequency comparison

agressée#20,039
agressées#43,252

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agressée" and "agressées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\a.ɡʁɛ.se\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "agressée" or "agressées"?
"agressée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,039 in our French list, against #43,252 for "agressées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering agressée vs agressées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “agressée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list