Which to use
“atteignant” and “atteignent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,908
- “atteignant” frequency rank
- #9,959
- “atteignent” frequency rank
- 22867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atteignant | atteignent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de atteindre. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de atteindre. |
Where the eye mixes atteignant and atteignent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. atteignant and atteignent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between atteignant and atteignent
A purely visual mix-up. atteignant (\a.tɛ.ɲɑ̃\) 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 differ by a single letter - a in “atteignant” becomes e in “atteignent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atteignant is recorded at frequency rank #12,908, classified as averb, pronounced \a.tɛ.ɲɑ̃\. 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 22867, this pair ranks #355,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of atteignant vs atteignent
Shared letters: aegint. Private to "atteignant": -. Private to "atteignent": -.
"atteignant" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCC · "atteignent" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- atteignant ← ateignant · atetignant · atteginant · atteigannt · atteiggnant · atteignannt · atteignantt · atteignatn
- atteignent ← ateignent · atetignent · atteginent · atteigennt · atteiggnent · atteignennt · atteignentt · atteignetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "atteignant" and "atteignent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "atteignant" or "atteignent" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "atteignant" 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 #355,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atteignant" and "atteignent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atteignaient vs atteignant". 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 #355,696 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.