Which to use
“atteignait” and “atteignit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,746
- “atteignait” frequency rank
- #28,840
- “atteignit” frequency rank
- 48586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atteignait | atteignit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de atteindre. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de atteindre. |
Where the eye mixes atteignait and atteignit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. atteignait runs 10 letters (VCCVVCCVVC) against atteignit's 9 (VCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses atteignait with atteignit
A purely visual mix-up. atteignait (\a.tɛ.ɲɛ\) and atteignit (\a.tɛ.ɲi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48586, 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\. atteignit is at rank #28,840, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.tɛ.ɲi\.
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 48586, this pair ranks #177,726 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atteignait vs atteignit
Shared letters: aegint. Private to "atteignait": -. Private to "atteignit": -.
"atteignait" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVVC · "atteignit" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- atteignait ← ateignait · atetignait · atteginait · atteiganit · atteiggnait · atteignaitt · atteignati · atteigniat
- atteignit ← ateignit · atetignit · atteginit · atteiggnit · atteigint · atteignitt · atteignnit · atteignti
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "atteignait" and "atteignit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "atteignait" or "atteignit" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "atteignait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atteignit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,726 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atteignait" and "atteignit" 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 #177,726 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.