Which to use
“achevée” is an adjective and “achever” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,268
- “achevée” frequency rank
- #8,953
- “achever” frequency rank
- 19221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achevée | achever |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de achevé. | Finir une chose commencée. |
Same sound, different letters: achevée vs achever
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. achevée (VCCVCVV) and achever (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - achevée / achever
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: achevée and achever carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ʃə.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19221, 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\. achever is at rank #8,953, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʃə.ve\.
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 19221, this pair ranks #374,336 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of achevée vs achever
Shared letters: acehv. Private to "achevée": é. Private to "achever": r.
"achevée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "achever" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- achever ← acchever · acehver · acheevr · acheverr · achevre · achevver · achhever · achveer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "achevée" for "achever" ever safe?
Frequency check: "achevée" vs "achever" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "achevée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achever" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,336 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achevée" and "achever" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achètera vs achever". 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 #374,336 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.