Which to use
“arrêtent” and “arrêtez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,275
- “arrêtent” frequency rank
- #2,352
- “arrêtez” frequency rank
- 9627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrêtent | arrêtez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe arrêter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe arrêter. |
Where the eye mixes arrêtent and arrêtez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. arrêtent runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against arrêtez's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: arrêtent vs arrêtez
A purely visual mix-up. arrêtent (\a.ʁɛt\) and arrêtez (\a.ʁɛ.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9627, 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\. 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 9627, this pair ranks #415,992 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arrêtent vs arrêtez
Shared letters: aertê. Private to "arrêtent": n. Private to "arrêtez": z.
"arrêtent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "arrêtez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arrêtent" for "arrêtez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "arrêtent" vs "arrêtez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrêtent" 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 #415,992 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrêtent" and "arrêtez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "âprement vs arrêtent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #415,992 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.