Which to use
“achètes” is a noun and “achetez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,054
- “achètes” frequency rank
- #8,803
- “achetez” frequency rank
- 25857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achètes | achetez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de achète. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe acheter. |
Where the eye mixes achètes and achetez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. achètes and achetez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between achètes and achetez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: achètes is \a.ʃɛt\ while achetez is \a.ʃə.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25857, 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\. 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 25857, this pair ranks #338,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of achètes vs achetez
Shared letters: aceht. Private to "achètes": sè. Private to "achetez": z.
"achètes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "achetez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- achetez ← acchetez · acehtez · acheetz · achetezz · achettez · achetze · achhetez · achteez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "achètes" for "achetez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "achètes" vs "achetez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "achètes" 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 #338,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achètes" and "achetez" 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 #338,477 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.