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 eye mixes agroalimentaire and agroalimentaires
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 15 letters in sequence. agroalimentaire runs 15 letters (VCCVVCVCVCCVVCV) against agroalimentaires's 16 (VCCVVCVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agroalimentaire with agroalimentaires
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
- agroalimentaire ← aggroalimentaire · agoralimentaire · agraolimentaire · agroailmentaire · agroaliemntaire · agroalimenatire · agroalimenntaire · agroalimentaier
- agroalimentaires ← aggroalimentaires · agoralimentaires · agraolimentaires · agroailmentaires · agroaliemntaires · agroalimenatires · agroalimenntaires · agroalimentaiers
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agroalimentaire" and "agroalimentaires" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "agroalimentaire" or "agroalimentaires" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agroalimentaire" and "agroalimentaires" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agroalimentaire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agroalimentaires" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,009 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #126,009 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.