Which to use
“atteignait” and “atteignent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,746
- “atteignait” frequency rank
- #9,959
- “atteignent” frequency rank
- 29705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atteignait | atteignent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de atteindre. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de atteindre. |
Where the eye mixes atteignait and atteignent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. atteignait (VCCVVCCVVC) and atteignent (VCCVVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses atteignait with atteignent
A purely visual mix-up. atteignait (\a.tɛ.ɲɛ\) and atteignent (\a.tɛɲ\) 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 29705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atteignait is recorded at frequency rank #19,746, classified as averb, pronounced \a.tɛ.ɲɛ\. atteignent is at rank #9,959, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.tɛɲ\.
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 29705, this pair ranks #315,005 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atteignait vs atteignent
Shared letters: aegint. Private to "atteignait": -. Private to "atteignent": -.
"atteignait" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVVC · "atteignent" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- atteignait ← ateignait · atetignait · atteginait · atteiganit · atteiggnait · atteignaitt · atteignati · atteigniat
- atteignent ← ateignent · atetignent · atteginent · atteigennt · atteiggnent · atteignennt · atteignentt · atteignetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "atteignait" and "atteignent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "atteignait" vs "atteignent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "atteignait" and "atteignent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "atteignait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atteignent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,005 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atteignait" and "atteignent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atteignaient vs atteignait". 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 #315,005 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.