Which to use
“achevées” is an adjective and “achever” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,845
- “achevées” frequency rank
- #8,953
- “achever” frequency rank
- 43798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achevées | achever |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de achevé. | Finir une chose commencée. |
Same sound, different letters: achevées vs achever
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. achevées runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against achever's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: achevées vs achever
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: achevées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
achevées is recorded at frequency rank #34,845, 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 43798, this pair ranks #215,321 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of achevées vs achever
Shared letters: acehv. Private to "achevées": sé. Private to "achever": r.
"achevées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "achever" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- achever ← acchever · acehver · acheevr · acheverr · achevre · achevver · achhever · achveer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "achevées" and "achever" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "achevées" or "achever"?
After this comparison
"achevées" and "achever" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "achevées" 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 #215,321 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achevées" and "achever" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achevées vs activées". 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 #215,321 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.