Which to use
“arrêta” is a verb and “arrêtée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,359
- “arrêta” frequency rank
- #6,680
- “arrêtée” frequency rank
- 27039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrêta | arrêtée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe arrêter. | Féminin singulier de arrêté. |
Where the eye mixes arrêta and arrêtée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. arrêta runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against arrêtée's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: arrêta vs arrêtée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arrêta is \a.ʁɛ.ta\ while arrêtée is \a.ʁɛ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrêta is recorded at frequency rank #20,359, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʁɛ.ta\. arrêtée is at rank #6,680, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ʁɛ.te\.
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 27039, this pair ranks #331,404 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arrêta vs arrêtée
Shared letters: artê. Private to "arrêta": -. Private to "arrêtée": eé.
"arrêta" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "arrêtée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arrêta" and "arrêtée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "arrêta" vs "arrêtée" - which ranks higher?
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 "arrêta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrêtée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #331,404 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrêta" and "arrêtée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrêta vs arrêtais". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #331,404 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.