Which to use
“arriérés” and “arrivés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,208
- “arriérés” frequency rank
- #3,735
- “arrivés” frequency rank
- 28943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arriérés | arrivés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de arriéré. | Masculin pluriel de arrivé. |
Where the eye mixes arriérés and arrivés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. arriérés runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against arrivés's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between arriérés and arrivés
A purely visual mix-up. arriérés (\a.ʁje.ʁe\) and arrivés (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28943, 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\. arrivés is at rank #3,735, 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 28943, this pair ranks #319,687 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arriérés vs arrivés
Shared letters: airsé. Private to "arriérés": -. Private to "arrivés": v.
"arriérés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "arrivés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arriérés" for "arrivés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "arriérés" or "arrivés"?
After this comparison
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 "arrivés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,687 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arriérés" and "arrivés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arriéré vs arriérés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #319,687 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.