Which to use
“arrivent” is a verb and “arrivés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,066
- “arrivent” frequency rank
- #3,735
- “arrivés” frequency rank
- 5801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrivent | arrivés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe arriver. | Masculin pluriel de arrivé. |
Where the eye mixes arrivent and arrivés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. arrivent runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against arrivés's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses arrivent with arrivés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arrivent is \a.ʁiv\ while arrivés is \a.ʁi.ve\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrivent is recorded at frequency rank #2,066, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʁiv\. 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 5801, this pair ranks #428,030 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arrivent vs arrivés
Shared letters: airv. Private to "arrivent": ent. Private to "arrivés": sé.
"arrivent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "arrivés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- arrivent ← arirvent · arivent · arrievnt · arrivennt · arriventt · arrivetn · arrivnet · arrivvent
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arrivent" for "arrivés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "arrivent" 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 "arrivent" 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 #428,030 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrivent" and "arrivés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "activent vs arrivent". 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 #428,030 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.