Which to use
“arrêté” is an adjective and “arrêtes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,018
- “arrêté” frequency rank
- #10,116
- “arrêtes” frequency rank
- 11134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrêté | arrêtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est immobile, immuable. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe arrêter. |
Where the eye mixes arrêté and arrêtes
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 arrêtes is \a.ʁɛt\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11134, 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\. arrêtes is at rank #10,116, 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 11134, this pair ranks #410,341 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arrêté vs arrêtes
Shared letters: artê. Private to "arrêté": é. Private to "arrêtes": es.
"arrêté" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "arrêtes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "arrêté" and "arrêtes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "arrêté" or "arrêtes"?
What to do next
You've compared "arrêté" and "arrêtes". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrêté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrêtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,341 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrêté" and "arrêtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ardentes vs arrêtes". Nearby pair
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