Which to use
“achètent” and “achèvent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,436
- “achètent” frequency rank
- #29,212
- “achèvent” frequency rank
- 39648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achètent | achèvent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe acheter. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe achever. |
Where the eye mixes achètent and achèvent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. achètent and achèvent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between achètent and achèvent
A purely visual mix-up. achètent (\a.ʃɛt\) and achèvent (\a.ʃɛv\) 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 a single letter - t in “achètent” becomes v in “achèvent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39648, 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\. achèvent is at rank #29,212, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʃɛv\.
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 39648, this pair ranks #246,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of achètent vs achèvent
Shared letters: acehntè. Private to "achètent": -. Private to "achèvent": v.
"achètent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "achèvent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "achètent" and "achèvent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "achètent" or "achèvent" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "achètent" and "achèvent" 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 "achèvent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achètent" and "achèvent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achevant vs achèvent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #246,405 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.