Which to use
“attachées” is an adjective and “attachez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,491
- “attachées” frequency rank
- #35,385
- “attachez” frequency rank
- 57876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | attachées | attachez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de attaché. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe attacher. |
Same sound, different letters: attachées vs attachez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. attachées runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against attachez's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: attachées vs attachez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: attachées and attachez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ta.ʃe\. 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 57876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
attachées is recorded at frequency rank #22,491, classified as anadj, 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 57876, this pair ranks #112,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of attachées vs attachez
Shared letters: aceht. Private to "attachées": sé. Private to "attachez": z.
"attachées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "attachez" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- attachez ← atachez · atatchez · attacchez · attacehz · attachezz · attachhez · attachze · attahcez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "attachées" and "attachez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "attachées" or "attachez" show up more?
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 "attachées" 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 #112,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "attachées" 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 #112,402 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.