Which to use
“achetées” is a verb and “arrêtées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,635
- “achetées” frequency rank
- #15,091
- “arrêtées” frequency rank
- 33726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achetées | arrêtées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe acheter. | Féminin pluriel de arrêté. |
Where the eye mixes achetées and arrêtées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. achetées and arrêtées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between achetées and arrêtées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: achetées is \a.ʃə.te\ while arrêtées is \a.ʁɛ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33726, 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\. arrêtées is at rank #15,091, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ʁɛ.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 33726, this pair ranks #288,698 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of achetées vs arrêtées
Shared letters: aesté. Private to "achetées": ch. Private to "arrêtées": rê.
"achetées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "arrêtées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "achetées" and "arrêtées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "achetées" or "arrêtées"?
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 "arrêtées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,698 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achetées" and "arrêtées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achetées vs achetons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #288,698 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.