Which to use
“accepta” and “acheta” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,221
- “accepta” frequency rank
- #30,886
- “acheta” frequency rank
- 52107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accepta | acheta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de accepter. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe acheter. |
Where the eye mixes accepta and acheta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between accepta and acheta
A purely visual mix-up. accepta (\ak.sɛp.ta\) and acheta (\a.ʃə.ta\) 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 52107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accepta is recorded at frequency rank #21,221, classified as averb, pronounced \ak.sɛp.ta\. acheta is at rank #30,886, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʃə.ta\.
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 52107, this pair ranks #150,116 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accepta vs acheta
Shared letters: acet. Private to "accepta": p. Private to "acheta": h.
"accepta" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "acheta" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "accepta" for "acheta" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "accepta" and "acheta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "accepta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acheta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,116 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accepta" and "acheta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acheta vs Athena". 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 #150,116 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.