Which to use
“Achat” is a name and “achats” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,727
- “Achat” frequency rank
- #4,459
- “achats” frequency rank
- 6186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Achat | achats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Pluriel de achat. |
Same sound, different letters: Achat vs achats
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. Achat runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against achats's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - Achat and achats
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Achat and achats carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ʃa\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is aname, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Achat” sits inside “achats”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Achat is recorded at frequency rank #1,727, classified as aname, pronounced \a.ʃa\. achats is at rank #4,459, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ʃa\.
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 6186, this pair ranks #426,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Achat vs achats
Shared letters: acht. Private to "Achat": -. Private to "achats": s.
"Achat" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "achats" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Achat" and "achats" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Achat" vs "achats" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"Achat" and "achats" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "Achat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Achat" and "achats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achats vs appâts". 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 #426,929 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.