Which to use
“aguets” and “arrêts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,108
- “aguets” frequency rank
- #5,631
- “arrêts” frequency rank
- 45739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aguets | arrêts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de aguet. | Défense qui est faite à un officier de sortir de chez lui, ou de s’éloigner d’un lieu déterminé. |
Where the eye mixes aguets and arrêts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. aguets (VCVVCC) and arrêts (VCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: aguets vs arrêts
A purely visual mix-up. aguets (\a.ɡɛ\) and arrêts (\a.ʁɛ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aguets is recorded at frequency rank #40,108, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ɡɛ\. arrêts is at rank #5,631, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ʁɛ\.
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 45739, this pair ranks #200,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aguets vs arrêts
Shared letters: ast. Private to "aguets": egu. Private to "arrêts": rê.
"aguets" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC · "arrêts" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aguets ← ageuts · agguets · aguest · aguetss · aguetts · agutes · augets · gauets
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aguets" and "arrêts" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "aguets" or "arrêts" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aguets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrêts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aguets" and "arrêts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Agüero vs aguets". 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 #200,397 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.