Which to use
“achètent” and “acheter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,436
- “achètent” frequency rank
- #782
- “acheter” frequency rank
- 11218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achètent | acheter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe acheter. | Acquérir quelque chose en l’échangeant contre sa valeur en devise. |
Where the eye mixes achètent and acheter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. achètent runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against acheter's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between achètent and acheter
A purely visual mix-up. achètent (\a.ʃɛt\) and acheter (\a.ʃə.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
achètent is recorded at frequency rank #10,436, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʃɛt\. 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 11218, this pair ranks #409,982 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of achètent vs acheter
Shared letters: aceht. Private to "achètent": nè. Private to "acheter": r.
"achètent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "acheter" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acheter ← accheter · acehter · acheetr · acheterr · achetre · achetter · achheter · achteer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "achètent" and "acheter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "achètent" vs "acheter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "achètent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acheter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #409,982 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achètent" and "acheter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achètent vs achevant". 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 #409,982 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.