Which to use
“acceptes” is a verb and “achètes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,626
- “acceptes” frequency rank
- #17,054
- “achètes” frequency rank
- 37680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acceptes | achètes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe accepter. | Pluriel de achète. |
Where the eye mixes acceptes and achètes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: acceptes vs achètes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acceptes is \ak.sɛpt\ while achètes 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 37680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acceptes is recorded at frequency rank #20,626, classified as averb, pronounced \ak.sɛpt\. achètes is at rank #17,054, 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 37680, this pair ranks #260,728 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acceptes vs achètes
Shared letters: acest. Private to "acceptes": p. Private to "achètes": hè.
"acceptes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "achètes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acceptes ← accepets · accepptes · acceptess · acceptse · accepttes · accetpes · accpetes · acecptes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acceptes" for "achètes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "acceptes" or "achètes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acceptes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achètes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,728 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acceptes" and "achètes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achètes vs achetons". 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 #260,728 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.