Which to use
“acceptée” and “achetée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,261
- “acceptée” frequency rank
- #11,163
- “achetée” frequency rank
- 20424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acceptée | achetée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe accepter. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe acheter. |
Where the eye mixes acceptée and achetée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acceptée runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against achetée's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acceptée and achetée
A purely visual mix-up. acceptée (\ak.sɛp.te\) and achetée (\a.ʃə.te\) 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 20424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acceptée is recorded at frequency rank #9,261, classified as averb, pronounced \ak.sɛp.te\. achetée is at rank #11,163, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʃə.te\.
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 20424, this pair ranks #368,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acceptée vs achetée
Shared letters: aceté. Private to "acceptée": p. Private to "achetée": h.
"acceptée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "achetée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acceptée" and "achetée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "acceptée" or "achetée"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acceptée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achetée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #368,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acceptée" and "achetée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achetée vs actée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #368,343 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.