Which to use
“arrêté” is an adjective and “arrêtera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,018
- “arrêté” frequency rank
- #12,103
- “arrêtera” frequency rank
- 13121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrêté | arrêtera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est immobile, immuable. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe arrêter. |
Where the eye mixes arrêté and arrêtera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arrêté is \a.ʁɛ.te\ while arrêtera is \a.ʁɛ.tə.ʁa\. 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 13121, 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\. arrêtera is at rank #12,103, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʁɛ.tə.ʁa\.
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 13121, this pair ranks #402,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arrêté vs arrêtera
Shared letters: artê. Private to "arrêté": é. Private to "arrêtera": e.
"arrêté" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "arrêtera" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "arrêté" and "arrêtera" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "arrêté" or "arrêtera"?
What to do next
You've compared "arrêté" and "arrêtera". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrêté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrêtera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #402,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrêté" and "arrêtera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrêtera vs arrêterais". Nearby pair
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