Which to use
“arrivé” is an adjective and “arrivée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #995
- “arrivé” frequency rank
- #840
- “arrivée” frequency rank
- 1835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrivé | arrivée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est arrivé. | Action d’arriver. |
Same sound, different letters: arrivé vs arrivée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - arrivé / arrivée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: arrivé and arrivée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ʁi.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “arrivé” sits inside “arrivée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrivé is recorded at frequency rank #995, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ʁi.ve\. 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 1835, this pair ranks #437,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arrivé vs arrivée
Shared letters: airvé. Private to "arrivé": -. Private to "arrivée": e.
"arrivé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "arrivée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arrivé" and "arrivée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "arrivé" vs "arrivée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrivé" 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 #437,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrivé" and "arrivée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrivage vs arrivé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #437,287 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.