Which to use
“achetée” and “achètent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,163
- “achetée” frequency rank
- #10,436
- “achètent” frequency rank
- 21599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achetée | achètent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe acheter. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe acheter. |
Where the eye mixes achetée and achètent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. achetée runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against achètent's 8 (VCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: achetée vs achètent
A purely visual mix-up. achetée (\a.ʃə.te\) and achètent (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
achetée is recorded at frequency rank #11,163, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʃə.te\. achètent is at rank #10,436, tagged as averb, 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 21599, this pair ranks #362,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of achetée vs achètent
Shared letters: aceht. Private to "achetée": é. Private to "achètent": nè.
"achetée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "achètent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "achetée" and "achètent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "achetée" vs "achètent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "achetée" and "achètent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "achetée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achètent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #362,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achetée" and "achètent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achetée vs actée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #362,346 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.