Which to use
“arriérés” and “arrivées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,208
- “arriérés” frequency rank
- #9,431
- “arrivées” frequency rank
- 34639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arriérés | arrivées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de arriéré. | Féminin pluriel de arrivé. |
Where the eye mixes arriérés and arrivées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. arriérés (VCCVVCVC) and arrivées (VCCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: arriérés vs arrivées
A purely visual mix-up. arriérés (\a.ʁje.ʁe\) and arrivées (\a.ʁi.ve\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arriérés is recorded at frequency rank #25,208, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ʁje.ʁe\. arrivées is at rank #9,431, tagged as anadj, 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 34639, this pair ranks #282,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arriérés vs arrivées
Shared letters: airsé. Private to "arriérés": -. Private to "arrivées": ev.
"arriérés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "arrivées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arriérés" and "arrivées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "arriérés" vs "arrivées" - which ranks higher?
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 "arriérés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrivées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arriérés" and "arrivées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arriéré vs arriérés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #282,422 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.