Which to use
“arrêtera” and “arrêtes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,103
- “arrêtera” frequency rank
- #10,116
- “arrêtes” frequency rank
- 22219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrêtera | arrêtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe arrêter. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe arrêter. |
Where the eye mixes arrêtera and arrêtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. arrêtera runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against arrêtes's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: arrêtera vs arrêtes
A purely visual mix-up. arrêtera (\a.ʁɛ.tə.ʁa\) and arrêtes (\a.ʁɛt\) 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 22219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrêtera is recorded at frequency rank #12,103, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʁɛ.tə.ʁa\. 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 22219, this pair ranks #359,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arrêtera vs arrêtes
Shared letters: aertê. Private to "arrêtera": -. Private to "arrêtes": s.
"arrêtera" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "arrêtes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arrêtera" and "arrêtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "arrêtera" or "arrêtes" 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 "arrêtera" 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 #359,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrêtera" and "arrêtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrêtera vs arrêterais". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #359,221 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.