Which to use
“achètent” and “achetez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,436
- “achètent” frequency rank
- #8,803
- “achetez” frequency rank
- 19239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achètent | achetez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe acheter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe acheter. |
Where the eye mixes achètent and achetez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. achètent runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against achetez's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses achètent with achetez
A purely visual mix-up. achètent (\a.ʃɛt\) and achetez (\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 19239, 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\. achetez is at rank #8,803, 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 19239, this pair ranks #374,252 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of achètent vs achetez
Shared letters: aceht. Private to "achètent": nè. Private to "achetez": z.
"achètent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "achetez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- achetez ← acchetez · acehtez · acheetz · achetezz · achettez · achetze · achhetez · achteez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "achètent" and "achetez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "achètent" or "achetez" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "achètent" and "achetez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "achètent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achetez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,252 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achètent" and "achetez" 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 #374,252 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.