Which to use
“arrêtes” and “arrêtons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,116
- “arrêtes” frequency rank
- #13,324
- “arrêtons” frequency rank
- 23440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrêtes | arrêtons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe arrêter. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe arrêter. |
Where the eye mixes arrêtes and arrêtons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. arrêtes runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against arrêtons's 8 (VCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses arrêtes with arrêtons
A purely visual mix-up. arrêtes (\a.ʁɛt\) and arrêtons (\a.ʁɛ.tɔ̃\) 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 23440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrêtes is recorded at frequency rank #10,116, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʁɛt\. arrêtons is at rank #13,324, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʁɛ.tɔ̃\.
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 23440, this pair ranks #352,469 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arrêtes vs arrêtons
Shared letters: arstê. Private to "arrêtes": e. Private to "arrêtons": no.
"arrêtes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "arrêtons" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arrêtes" for "arrêtons" ever safe?
Which is more common, "arrêtes" or "arrêtons"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "arrêtes" and "arrêtons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrêtes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrêtons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #352,469 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrêtes" and "arrêtons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrêterons vs arrêtons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #352,469 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.