Which to use
“achetée” is a verb and “achètes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,163
- “achetée” frequency rank
- #17,054
- “achètes” frequency rank
- 28217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achetée | achètes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe acheter. | Pluriel de achète. |
Where the eye mixes achetée and achètes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. achetée (VCCVCVV) and achètes (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses achetée with achètes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: achetée is \a.ʃə.te\ while achètes is \a.ʃɛt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28217, 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\. 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 28217, this pair ranks #324,213 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of achetée vs achètes
Shared letters: aceht. Private to "achetée": é. Private to "achètes": sè.
"achetée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "achètes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "achetée" and "achètes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "achetée" vs "achètes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "achetée" and "achètes" 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 "achètes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #324,213 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achetée" and "achètes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achetée vs actée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #324,213 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.