acheminervsacheminésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“acheminer” and “acheminés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,872
“acheminer” frequency rank
#45,410
“acheminés” frequency rank
71282
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acheminer acheminés
Definition Faire entrer, faire avancer dans un chemin. Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe acheminer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set acheminer and acheminés apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
acheminer
9 ch
acheminés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. acheminer (\a.ʃə.mi.ne\) and acheminés (\aʃ.mi.ne\) 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 71282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acheminer is recorded at frequency rank #25,872, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʃə.mi.ne\. acheminés is at rank #45,410, tagged as averb, pronounced \aʃ.mi.ne\.

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 71282, this pair ranks #48,138 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acheminer vs acheminés

Shared letters: acehimn. Private to "acheminer": r. Private to "acheminés": .

"acheminer" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "acheminés" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • achemineraccheminer · acehminer · acheimner · achemienr · acheminerr · acheminner · acheminre · achemminer

Frequency comparison

acheminer#25,872
acheminés#45,410

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acheminer" and "acheminés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\a.ʃə.mi.ne\ versus \aʃ.mi.ne\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "acheminer" or "acheminés"?
"acheminer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,872 in our French list, against #45,410 for "acheminés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering acheminer vs acheminés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “acheminer” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list