Which to use
“achievement” and “achievements” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,857
- “achievement” frequency rank
- #6,431
- “achievements” frequency rank
- 10288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achievement | achievements |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment. | plural of achievement |
Where the eye mixes achievement and achievements
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. achievement runs 11 letters (VCCVVCVCVCC) against achievements's 12 (VCCVVCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between achievement and achievements
A purely visual mix-up. achievement (/əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/) and achievements (/əˈt͡ʃiːvmənts/) 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 extra letter(s) - “achievement” sits inside “achievements”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
achievement is recorded at frequency rank #3,857, classified as anoun, pronounced /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/. achievements is at rank #6,431, tagged as anoun, pronounced /əˈt͡ʃiːvmənts/.
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 10288, this pair ranks #493,072 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of achievement vs achievements
Shared letters: acehimntv. Private to "achievement": -. Private to "achievements": s.
"achievement" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVCVCC · "achievements" · 12 letters · shape VCCVVCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- achievement ← acchievement · acheivement · achhievement · achieevment · achieveemnt · achievemennt · achievementt · achievemetn
- achievements ← acchievements · acheivements · achhievements · achieevments · achieveemnts · achievemennts · achievemenst · achievementss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "achievement" for "achievements" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "achievement" or "achievements" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "achievement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achievements" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #493,072 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #493,072 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.