Which to use
“achetées” and “achètent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,635
- “achetées” frequency rank
- #10,436
- “achètent” frequency rank
- 29071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achetées | achètent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe acheter. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe acheter. |
Where the eye mixes achetées and achètent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. achetées (VCCVCVVC) and achètent (VCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: achetées vs achètent
A purely visual mix-up. achetées (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
achetées is recorded at frequency rank #18,635, 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 29071, this pair ranks #318,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of achetées vs achètent
Shared letters: aceht. Private to "achetées": sé. Private to "achètent": nè.
"achetées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "achètent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "achetées" and "achètent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "achetées" or "achètent"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "achetées" 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 #318,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achetées" and "achètent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achetées vs achetons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #318,929 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.