Which to use
“agressifs” and “agressives” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,861
- “agressifs” frequency rank
- #26,607
- “agressives” frequency rank
- 44468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agressifs | agressives |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de agressif. | Féminin pluriel de agressif. |
Where the eye mixes agressifs and agressives
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. agressifs runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against agressives's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agressifs with agressives
A purely visual mix-up. agressifs (\a.ɡʁɛ.sif\) and agressives (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44468, 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\. agressives is at rank #26,607, 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 44468, this pair ranks #210,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agressifs vs agressives
Shared letters: aegirs. Private to "agressifs": f. Private to "agressives": v.
"agressifs" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "agressives" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- agressifs ← agerssifs · aggressifs · agresifs · agresisfs · agressfis · agressiffs · agressifss · agressisf
- agressives ← agerssives · aggressives · agresisves · agresives · agressievs · agressivess · agressivse · agressivves
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agressifs" and "agressives" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "agressifs" or "agressives" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agressifs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agressives" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agressifs" and "agressives" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agressées vs agressives". 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 #210,240 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.