Which to use
“arrêté” is an adjective and “arrêtent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,018
- “arrêté” frequency rank
- #7,275
- “arrêtent” frequency rank
- 8293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrêté | arrêtent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est immobile, immuable. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe arrêter. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set arrêté and arrêtent apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arrêté is \a.ʁɛ.te\ while arrêtent is \a.ʁɛt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrêté is recorded at frequency rank #1,018, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ʁɛ.te\. arrêtent is at rank #7,275, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʁɛt\.
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 8293, this pair ranks #420,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arrêté vs arrêtent
Shared letters: artê. Private to "arrêté": é. Private to "arrêtent": en.
"arrêté" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "arrêtent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "arrêté" and "arrêtent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "arrêté" or "arrêtent"?
Remembering arrêté vs arrêtent
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “arrêté”; for a verb, it's “arrêtent”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “arrêté” entry
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