Which to use
“achevées” is an adjective and “achèvera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,845
- “achevées” frequency rank
- #34,390
- “achèvera” frequency rank
- 69235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achevées | achèvera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de achevé. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe achever. |
Where the eye mixes achevées and achèvera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. achevées (VCCVCVVC) and achèvera (VCCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses achevées with achèvera
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: achevées is \a.ʃə.ve\ while achèvera is \a.ʃɛ.və.ʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69235, 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\. achèvera is at rank #34,390, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʃɛ.və.ʁa\.
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 69235, this pair ranks #55,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of achevées vs achèvera
Shared letters: acehv. Private to "achevées": sé. Private to "achèvera": rè.
"achevées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "achèvera" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "achevées" for "achèvera" ever safe?
Frequency check: "achevées" vs "achèvera" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "achevées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achèvera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achevées" and "achèvera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achevées vs activées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #55,956 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.