Which to use
“arrêté” is an adjective and “arrêtez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,018
- “arrêté” frequency rank
- #2,352
- “arrêtez” frequency rank
- 3370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrêté | arrêtez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est immobile, immuable. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe arrêter. |
Same sound, different letters: arrêté vs arrêtez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: arrêté and arrêtez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ʁɛ.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3370, 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\. arrêtez is at rank #2,352, tagged as averb, 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 3370, this pair ranks #434,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arrêté vs arrêtez
Shared letters: artê. Private to "arrêté": é. Private to "arrêtez": ez.
"arrêté" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "arrêtez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "arrêté" and "arrêtez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "arrêté" or "arrêtez"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "arrêté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrêtez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrêté" and "arrêtez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrêté vs arriéré". Nearby pair
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