Which to use
“achetons” and “arrêtons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,102
- “achetons” frequency rank
- #13,324
- “arrêtons” frequency rank
- 54426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achetons | arrêtons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe acheter. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe arrêter. |
Where the eye mixes achetons and arrêtons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between achetons and arrêtons
A purely visual mix-up. achetons (\a.ʃə.tɔ̃\) and arrêtons (\a.ʁɛ.tɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54426, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
achetons is recorded at frequency rank #41,102, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʃə.tɔ̃\. arrêtons is at rank #13,324, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʁɛ.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 54426, this pair ranks #134,147 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of achetons vs arrêtons
Shared letters: anost. Private to "achetons": ceh. Private to "arrêtons": rê.
"achetons" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "arrêtons" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- achetons ← acchetons · acehtons · acheotns · achetnos · achetonns · achetonss · achetosn · achettons
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "achetons" and "arrêtons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "achetons" or "arrêtons"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "achetons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrêtons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,147 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achetons" and "arrêtons" 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 #134,147 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.