Which to use
“agressifs” and “agressive” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,861
- “agressifs” frequency rank
- #12,297
- “agressive” frequency rank
- 30158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agressifs | agressive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de agressif. | Féminin singulier de agressif. |
Where the eye mixes agressifs and agressive
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between agressifs and agressive
A purely visual mix-up. agressifs (\a.ɡʁɛ.sif\) and agressive (\a.ɡʁɛ.siv\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agressifs is recorded at frequency rank #17,861, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ɡʁɛ.sif\. agressive is at rank #12,297, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ɡʁɛ.siv\.
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 30158, this pair ranks #312,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agressifs vs agressive
Shared letters: aegirs. Private to "agressifs": f. Private to "agressive": v.
"agressifs" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "agressive" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agressifs" for "agressive" ever safe?
Which is more common, "agressifs" or "agressive"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "agressifs" and "agressive" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agressifs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agressive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agressifs" and "agressive" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agressées vs agressifs". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #312,142 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.