Which to use
“atteigne” and “atteins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,492
- “atteigne” frequency rank
- #37,184
- “atteins” frequency rank
- 59676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atteigne | atteins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de atteindre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de atteindre. |
Where the eye mixes atteigne and atteins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. atteigne runs 8 letters (VCCVVCCV) against atteins's 7 (VCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses atteigne with atteins
A purely visual mix-up. atteigne (\a.tɛɲ\) and atteins (\a.tɛ̃\) 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 59676, 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\. atteins is at rank #37,184, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.tɛ̃\.
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 59676, this pair ranks #101,795 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of atteigne vs atteins
Shared letters: aeint. Private to "atteigne": g. Private to "atteins": s.
"atteigne" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "atteins" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "atteigne" and "atteins" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "atteigne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atteins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,795 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atteigne" and "atteins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atteigne vs atteignit". 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 #101,795 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.