Which to use
“achètes” and “acheteurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,054
- “achètes” frequency rank
- #9,423
- “acheteurs” frequency rank
- 26477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achètes | acheteurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de achète. | Pluriel de acheteur. |
Where the eye mixes achètes and acheteurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. achètes runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against acheteurs's 9 (VCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses achètes with acheteurs
A purely visual mix-up. achètes (\a.ʃɛt\) and acheteurs (\aʃ.tœʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
achètes is recorded at frequency rank #17,054, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ʃɛt\. acheteurs is at rank #9,423, tagged as anoun, pronounced \aʃ.tœʁ\.
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 26477, this pair ranks #334,770 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of achètes vs acheteurs
Shared letters: acehst. Private to "achètes": è. Private to "acheteurs": ru.
"achètes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "acheteurs" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acheteurs ← accheteurs · acehteurs · acheeturs · acheterus · acheteurrs · acheteurss · acheteusr · achetteurs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "achètes" and "acheteurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "achètes" or "acheteurs"?
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 "achètes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acheteurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #334,770 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achètes" and "acheteurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achètes vs achetons". 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 #334,770 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.