achetéesvsacheterWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“achetées” and “acheter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,635
“achetées” frequency rank
#782
“acheter” frequency rank
19417
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature achetées acheter
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe acheter. Acquérir quelque chose en l’échangeant contre sa valeur en devise.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set achetées and acheter apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
achetées
7 ch
acheter

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. achetées and acheter are pronounced identically (\a.ʃə.te\) and both work as averb. 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19417, 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\. acheter is at rank #782, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʃə.te\.

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 19417, this pair ranks #373,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of achetées vs acheter

Shared letters: aceht. Private to "achetées": . Private to "acheter": r.

"achetées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC  ·  "acheter" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acheteraccheter · acehter · acheetr · acheterr · achetre · achetter · achheter · achteer

Frequency comparison

achetées#18,635
acheter#782

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "achetées" and "acheter" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\a.ʃə.te\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "achetées" or "acheter"?
"acheter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #782 in our French list, against #18,635 for "achetées". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering achetées vs acheter

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “achetées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list