Which to use
“arrêtées” is an adjective and “arrêtes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,091
- “arrêtées” frequency rank
- #10,116
- “arrêtes” frequency rank
- 25207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrêtées | arrêtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de arrêté. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe arrêter. |
Where the eye mixes arrêtées and arrêtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. arrêtées runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against arrêtes's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses arrêtées with arrêtes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arrêtées 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 25207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrêtées is recorded at frequency rank #15,091, 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 25207, this pair ranks #342,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arrêtées vs arrêtes
Shared letters: aerstê. Private to "arrêtées": é. Private to "arrêtes": -.
"arrêtées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "arrêtes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arrêtées" for "arrêtes" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "arrêtées" or "arrêtes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "arrêtées" and "arrêtes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrêtées" 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 #342,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrêtées" and "arrêtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrêtées vs arrosées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #342,187 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.