Which to use
“achevée” is an adjective and “achèvent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,268
- “achevée” frequency rank
- #29,212
- “achèvent” frequency rank
- 39480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achevée | achèvent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de achevé. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe achever. |
Where the eye mixes achevée and achèvent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. achevée runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against achèvent's 8 (VCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: achevée vs achèvent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: achevée is \a.ʃə.ve\ while achèvent is \a.ʃɛv\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
achevée is recorded at frequency rank #10,268, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ʃə.ve\. achèvent is at rank #29,212, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʃɛv\.
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 39480, this pair ranks #247,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of achevée vs achèvent
Shared letters: acehv. Private to "achevée": é. Private to "achèvent": ntè.
"achevée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "achèvent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "achevée" and "achèvent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "achevée" or "achèvent"?
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 "achevée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achèvent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achevée" and "achèvent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achevant vs achèvent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #247,640 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.