Which to use
“attachée” is a noun and “attachez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,500
- “attachée” frequency rank
- #35,385
- “attachez” frequency rank
- 43885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | attachée | attachez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme ayant une fonction d’attaché. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe attacher. |
Same sound, different letters: attachée vs attachez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. attachée (VCCVCCVV) and attachez (VCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: attachée vs attachez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: attachée and attachez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ta.ʃe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, 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 43885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
attachée is recorded at frequency rank #8,500, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ta.ʃe\. attachez is at rank #35,385, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ta.ʃe\.
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 43885, this pair ranks #214,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of attachée vs attachez
Shared letters: aceht. Private to "attachée": é. Private to "attachez": z.
"attachée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "attachez" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- attachez ← atachez · atatchez · attacchez · attacehz · attachezz · attachhez · attachze · attahcez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "attachée" for "attachez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "attachée" vs "attachez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "attachée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "attachez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "attachée" and "attachez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "attachez vs attaquez". 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 #214,639 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.