agroalimentairevsagroalimentairesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#15,080
“agroalimentaire” frequency rank
#40,586
“agroalimentaires” frequency rank
55666
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agroalimentaire agroalimentaires
Definition Qualifie l'ensemble des activités de transformation des produits alimentaires. Pluriel de agroalimentaire.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set agroalimentaire and agroalimentaires apart are highlighted. They share 15 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

15 ch
agroalimentaire
16 ch
agroalimentaires

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. agroalimentaire (\a.ɡʁo.a.li.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\) and agroalimentaires (\a.ɡʁo.a.li.mɛ̃.tɛʁ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “agroalimentaire” sits inside “agroalimentaires”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agroalimentaire is recorded at frequency rank #15,080, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ɡʁo.a.li.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\. agroalimentaires is at rank #40,586, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ɡʁo.a.li.mɛ̃.tɛʁ\.

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 55666, this pair ranks #126,009 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agroalimentaire vs agroalimentaires

Shared letters: aegilmnort. Private to "agroalimentaire": -. Private to "agroalimentaires": s.

"agroalimentaire" · 15 letters · shape VCCVVCVCVCCVVCV  ·  "agroalimentaires" · 16 letters · shape VCCVVCVCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agroalimentaireaggroalimentaire · agoralimentaire · agraolimentaire · agroailmentaire · agroaliemntaire · agroalimenatire · agroalimenntaire · agroalimentaier
  • agroalimentairesaggroalimentaires · agoralimentaires · agraolimentaires · agroailmentaires · agroaliemntaires · agroalimenatires · agroalimenntaires · agroalimentaiers

Frequency comparison

agroalimentaire#15,080
agroalimentaires#40,586

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agroalimentaire" and "agroalimentaires" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\a.ɡʁo.a.li.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\ versus \a.ɡʁo.a.li.mɛ̃.tɛʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "agroalimentaire" or "agroalimentaires"?
"agroalimentaire" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,080 in our French list, against #40,586 for "agroalimentaires". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering agroalimentaire vs agroalimentaires

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list