Which to use
“achetées” and “achetons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,635
- “achetées” frequency rank
- #41,102
- “achetons” frequency rank
- 59737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achetées | achetons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe acheter. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe acheter. |
Where the eye mixes achetées and achetons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between achetées and achetons
A purely visual mix-up. achetées (\a.ʃə.te\) and achetons (\a.ʃə.tɔ̃\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59737, 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\. achetons is at rank #41,102, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʃə.tɔ̃\.
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 59737, this pair ranks #101,457 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of achetées vs achetons
Shared letters: acehst. Private to "achetées": é. Private to "achetons": no.
"achetées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "achetons" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- achetons ← acchetons · acehtons · acheotns · achetnos · achetonns · achetonss · achetosn · achettons
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "achetées" and "achetons" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "achetées" or "achetons" show up more?
What to do next
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 "achetons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,457 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achetées" and "achetons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achetais vs achetons". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #101,457 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.