Which to use
“accepte” is a verb and “achète” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,459
- “accepte” frequency rank
- #2,976
- “achète” frequency rank
- 5435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accepte | achète |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe accepter. | Nom générique donné aux insectes qui stridulent tels la cigale et le grillon. |
Where the eye mixes accepte and achète
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses accepte with achète
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: accepte is \ak.sɛpt\ while achète is \a.ʃɛt\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accepte is recorded at frequency rank #2,459, classified as averb, pronounced \ak.sɛpt\. achète is at rank #2,976, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ʃɛt\.
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 5435, this pair ranks #429,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of accepte vs achète
Shared letters: acet. Private to "accepte": p. Private to "achète": hè.
"accepte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "achète" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- accepte ← accepet · acceppte · acceptte · accetpe · accpete · acecpte · acepte · cacepte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "accepte" and "achète" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "accepte" vs "achète" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "accepte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achète" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #429,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accepte" and "achète" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accepte vs Alceste". 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 #429,022 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.