Which to use
“achètes” and “athées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,054
- “achètes” frequency rank
- #20,925
- “athées” frequency rank
- 37979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achètes | athées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de achète. | Pluriel de athée. |
Where the eye mixes achètes and athées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. achètes runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against athées's 6 (VCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses achètes with athées
A purely visual mix-up. achètes (\a.ʃɛt\) and athées (\a.te\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37979, 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\. athées is at rank #20,925, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.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 37979, this pair ranks #258,584 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of achètes vs athées
Shared letters: aehst. Private to "achètes": cè. Private to "athées": é.
"achètes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "athées" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "achètes" for "athées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "achètes" or "athées"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "achètes" and "athées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "achètes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "athées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,584 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achètes" and "athées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "athées vs axées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #258,584 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.