Which to use
“acheteur” is a noun and “achetez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,190
- “acheteur” frequency rank
- #8,803
- “achetez” frequency rank
- 16993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acheteur | achetez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui achète. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe acheter. |
Where the eye mixes acheteur and achetez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: acheteur vs achetez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acheteur is \aʃ(.ə).tœʁ\ while achetez is \a.ʃə.te\. 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 16993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acheteur is recorded at frequency rank #8,190, classified as anoun, pronounced \aʃ(.ə).tœʁ\. 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 16993, this pair ranks #385,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acheteur vs achetez
Shared letters: aceht. Private to "acheteur": ru. Private to "achetez": z.
"acheteur" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "achetez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acheteur" for "achetez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "acheteur" or "achetez"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acheteur" 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 #385,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acheteur" and "achetez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achètera vs achetez". 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 #385,312 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.