Which to use
“achetée” is a verb and “achevé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,163
- “achetée” frequency rank
- #7,267
- “achevé” frequency rank
- 18430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achetée | achevé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe acheter. | Qui est accompli, parfait, qui a toutes les bonnes qualités de son genre. |
Where the eye mixes achetée and achevé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between achetée and achevé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: achetée is \a.ʃə.te\ while achevé is \a.ʃə.ve\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18430, 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\. achevé is at rank #7,267, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ʃə.ve\.
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 18430, this pair ranks #378,362 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of achetée vs achevé
Shared letters: acehé. Private to "achetée": t. Private to "achevé": v.
"achetée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "achevé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "achetée" and "achevé" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "achetée" or "achevé"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "achetée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achevé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,362 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achetée" and "achevé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achetée vs actée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #378,362 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.