Which to use
“arrêtent” and “arrêtes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,275
- “arrêtent” frequency rank
- #10,116
- “arrêtes” frequency rank
- 17391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrêtent | arrêtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe arrêter. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe arrêter. |
Same sound, different letters: arrêtent vs arrêtes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. arrêtent runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against arrêtes's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - arrêtent / arrêtes
This is the hard kind. arrêtent and arrêtes are pronounced identically (\a.ʁɛt\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrêtent is recorded at frequency rank #7,275, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʁɛt\. 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 17391, this pair ranks #383,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arrêtent vs arrêtes
Shared letters: aertê. Private to "arrêtent": n. Private to "arrêtes": s.
"arrêtent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "arrêtes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arrêtent" for "arrêtes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "arrêtent" or "arrêtes"?
What to do next
"arrêtent" and "arrêtes" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrêtent" 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 #383,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrêtent" and "arrêtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ardentes vs arrêtes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #383,406 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.