Which to use
“achètent” and “achevant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,436
- “achètent” frequency rank
- #45,981
- “achevant” frequency rank
- 56417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achètent | achevant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe acheter. | Participe présent du verbe achever. |
Where the eye mixes achètent and achevant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between achètent and achevant
A purely visual mix-up. achètent (\a.ʃɛt\) and achevant (\a.ʃə.vɑ̃\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56417, 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\. achevant is at rank #45,981, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʃə.vɑ̃\.
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 56417, this pair ranks #121,228 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of achètent vs achevant
Shared letters: acehnt. Private to "achètent": è. Private to "achevant": v.
"achètent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "achevant" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- achevant ← acchevant · acehvant · acheavnt · achevannt · achevantt · achevatn · achevnat · achevvant
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "achètent" and "achevant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "achètent" or "achevant"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "achètent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achevant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,228 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achètent" and "achevant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achevant vs activant". 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 #121,228 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.