Which to use
“arrêtera” and “arrêtez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,103
- “arrêtera” frequency rank
- #2,352
- “arrêtez” frequency rank
- 14455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrêtera | arrêtez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe arrêter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe arrêter. |
Where the eye mixes arrêtera and arrêtez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: arrêtera vs arrêtez
A purely visual mix-up. arrêtera (\a.ʁɛ.tə.ʁa\) 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 14455, 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\. 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 14455, this pair ranks #396,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arrêtera vs arrêtez
Shared letters: aertê. Private to "arrêtera": -. Private to "arrêtez": z.
"arrêtera" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "arrêtez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arrêtera" for "arrêtez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "arrêtera" vs "arrêtez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "arrêtera" and "arrêtez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrêtera" 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 #396,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrêtera" and "arrêtez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrêtera vs arrêterais". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #396,563 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.