Which to use
“arrivé” is an adjective and “arriver” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #995
- “arrivé” frequency rank
- #839
- “arriver” frequency rank
- 1834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrivé | arriver |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est arrivé. | Parvenir à destination. |
Same sound, different letters: arrivé vs arriver
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - arrivé / arriver
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: arrivé and arriver carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ʁi.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1834, 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\. arriver is at rank #839, tagged as averb, 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 1834, this pair ranks #437,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arrivé vs arriver
Shared letters: airv. Private to "arrivé": é. Private to "arriver": e.
"arrivé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "arriver" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- arriver ← arirver · ariver · arrievr · arriverr · arrivre · arrivver · arrvier · rariver
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arrivé" and "arriver" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "arrivé" vs "arriver" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "arriver" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrivé" and "arriver" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrivage vs arrivé". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #437,292 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.