Which to use
“atteignant” and “atteignit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,908
- “atteignant” frequency rank
- #28,840
- “atteignit” frequency rank
- 41748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atteignant | atteignit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de atteindre. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de atteindre. |
Where the eye mixes atteignant and atteignit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. atteignant runs 10 letters (VCCVVCCVCC) against atteignit's 9 (VCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: atteignant vs atteignit
A purely visual mix-up. atteignant (\a.tɛ.ɲɑ̃\) 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 41748, 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\. 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 41748, this pair ranks #230,790 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atteignant vs atteignit
Shared letters: aegint. Private to "atteignant": -. Private to "atteignit": -.
"atteignant" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCC · "atteignit" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- atteignant ← ateignant · atetignant · atteginant · atteigannt · atteiggnant · atteignannt · atteignantt · atteignatn
- atteignit ← ateignit · atetignit · atteginit · atteiggnit · atteigint · atteignitt · atteignnit · atteignti
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "atteignant" for "atteignit" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "atteignant" or "atteignit" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "atteignant" 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 #230,790 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atteignant" and "atteignit" 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 #230,790 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.