Which to use
“achètes” is a noun and “achetons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,054
- “achètes” frequency rank
- #41,102
- “achetons” frequency rank
- 58156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achètes | achetons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de achète. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe acheter. |
Where the eye mixes achètes and achetons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between achètes and achetons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: achètes is \a.ʃɛt\ while achetons is \a.ʃə.tɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58156, 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\. achetons is at rank #41,102, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʃə.tɔ̃\.
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 58156, this pair ranks #110,709 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of achètes vs achetons
Shared letters: acehst. Private to "achètes": è. Private to "achetons": no.
"achètes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "achetons" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- achetons ← acchetons · acehtons · acheotns · achetnos · achetonns · achetonss · achetosn · achettons
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "achètes" and "achetons" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "achètes" or "achetons" show up more?
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 "achetons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,709 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achètes" and "achetons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achetais 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 #110,709 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.