Which to use
“achats” and “achète” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,459
- “achats” frequency rank
- #2,976
- “achète” frequency rank
- 7435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achats | achète |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de achat. | Nom générique donné aux insectes qui stridulent tels la cigale et le grillon. |
Where the eye mixes achats and achète
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. achats (VCCVCC) and achète (VCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: achats vs achète
A purely visual mix-up. achats (\a.ʃa\) and achète (\a.ʃɛt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
achats is recorded at frequency rank #4,459, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ʃa\. 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 7435, this pair ranks #423,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of achats vs achète
Shared letters: acht. Private to "achats": s. Private to "achète": eè.
"achats" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "achète" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- achats ← acahts · acchats · achast · achatss · achatts · achhats · achtas · ahcats
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "achats" and "achète" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "achats" 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 "achats" 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 #423,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achats" and "achète" 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 #423,180 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.