Which to use
“atteigne” and “atteignent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,492
- “atteigne” frequency rank
- #9,959
- “atteignent” frequency rank
- 32451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atteigne | atteignent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de atteindre. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de atteindre. |
Same sound, different letters: atteigne vs atteignent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. atteigne runs 8 letters (VCCVVCCV) against atteignent's 10 (VCCVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - atteigne / atteignent
This is the hard kind. atteigne and atteignent are pronounced identically (\a.tɛɲ\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “atteigne” sits inside “atteignent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atteigne is recorded at frequency rank #22,492, classified as averb, pronounced \a.tɛɲ\. 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 32451, this pair ranks #297,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atteigne vs atteignent
Shared letters: aegint. Private to "atteigne": -. Private to "atteignent": -.
"atteigne" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "atteignent" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- atteigne ← ateigne · atetigne · attegine · atteigen · atteiggne · atteignne · atteinge · attiegne
- atteignent ← ateignent · atetignent · atteginent · atteigennt · atteiggnent · atteignennt · atteignentt · atteignetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "atteigne" for "atteignent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "atteigne" vs "atteignent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "atteigne" 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 #297,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atteigne" and "atteignent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atteigne vs atteins". 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 #297,197 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.