Which to use
“arriéré” is an adjective and “arrivée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,661
- “arriéré” frequency rank
- #840
- “arrivée” frequency rank
- 38501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arriéré | arrivée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est en retard. | Action d’arriver. |
Where the eye mixes arriéré and arrivée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses arriéré with arrivée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arriéré is \a.ʁje.ʁe\ while arrivée is \a.ʁi.ve\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arriéré is recorded at frequency rank #37,661, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ʁje.ʁe\. arrivée is at rank #840, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ʁi.ve\.
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 38501, this pair ranks #254,826 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arriéré vs arrivée
Shared letters: airé. Private to "arriéré": -. Private to "arrivée": ev.
"arriéré" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "arrivée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arriéré" and "arrivée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "arriéré" or "arrivée" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "arriéré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrivée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,826 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arriéré" and "arrivée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arriéré vs arriverez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #254,826 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.