Which to use
“achevée” and “activée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,268
- “achevée” frequency rank
- #25,187
- “activée” frequency rank
- 35455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achevée | activée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de achevé. | Féminin singulier de activé. |
Where the eye mixes achevée and activée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. achevée and activée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses achevée with activée
A purely visual mix-up. achevée (\a.ʃə.ve\) and activée (\ak.ti.ve\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35455, 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\. activée is at rank #25,187, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ak.ti.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 35455, this pair ranks #276,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of achevée vs activée
Shared letters: acevé. Private to "achevée": h. Private to "activée": it.
"achevée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "activée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "achevée" and "activée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "achevée" or "activée" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "activée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achevée" and "activée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "actée vs activée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #276,640 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.