Which to use
“achète” and “achètes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,976
- “achète” frequency rank
- #17,054
- “achètes” frequency rank
- 20030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achète | achètes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom générique donné aux insectes qui stridulent tels la cigale et le grillon. | Pluriel de achète. |
Same sound, different letters: achète vs achètes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. achète runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against achètes's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - achète and achètes
This is the hard kind. achète and achètes are pronounced identically (\a.ʃɛt\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “achète” sits inside “achètes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
achète is recorded at frequency rank #2,976, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ʃɛt\. 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 20030, this pair ranks #370,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of achète vs achètes
Shared letters: acehtè. Private to "achète": -. Private to "achètes": s.
"achète" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "achètes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "achète" for "achètes" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "achète" or "achètes" show up more?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "achète" 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 #370,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achète" and "achètes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achètes vs achetons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #370,288 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.