Which to use
“achetées” and “achètera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,635
- “achetées” frequency rank
- #39,625
- “achètera” frequency rank
- 58260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achetées | achètera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe acheter. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe acheter. |
Where the eye mixes achetées and achètera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. achetées (VCCVCVVC) and achètera (VCCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: achetées vs achètera
A purely visual mix-up. achetées (\a.ʃə.te\) and achètera (\a.ʃɛ.tə.ʁa\) 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 58260, 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\. achètera is at rank #39,625, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʃɛ.tə.ʁa\.
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 58260, this pair ranks #110,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of achetées vs achètera
Shared letters: aceht. Private to "achetées": sé. Private to "achètera": rè.
"achetées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "achètera" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "achetées" and "achètera" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "achetées" or "achètera"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "achetées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achètera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achetées" and "achètera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achètera vs achèterais". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #110,095 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.