Which to use
“arrêtée” is an adjective and “arrêtent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,680
- “arrêtée” frequency rank
- #7,275
- “arrêtent” frequency rank
- 13955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrêtée | arrêtent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de arrêté. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe arrêter. |
Where the eye mixes arrêtée and arrêtent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. arrêtée runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against arrêtent's 8 (VCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between arrêtée and arrêtent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arrêtée is \a.ʁɛ.te\ while arrêtent 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 13955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrêtée is recorded at frequency rank #6,680, 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 13955, this pair ranks #398,810 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arrêtée vs arrêtent
Shared letters: aertê. Private to "arrêtée": é. Private to "arrêtent": n.
"arrêtée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "arrêtent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "arrêtée" and "arrêtent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "arrêtée" or "arrêtent" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrêtée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrêtent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,810 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrêtée" and "arrêtent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "âprement vs arrêtent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #398,810 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.