Which to use
“atteigne” is a verb and “atteint” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,492
- “atteigne” frequency rank
- #1,283
- “atteint” frequency rank
- 23775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atteigne | atteint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de atteindre. | Touché, blessé, diminué. |
Where the eye mixes atteigne and atteint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. atteigne runs 8 letters (VCCVVCCV) against atteint's 7 (VCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between atteigne and atteint
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: atteigne is \a.tɛɲ\ while atteint is \a.tɛ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23775, 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\. atteint is at rank #1,283, tagged as anadj, 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 23775, this pair ranks #350,517 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of atteigne vs atteint
Shared letters: aeint. Private to "atteigne": g. Private to "atteint": -.
"atteigne" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "atteint" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "atteigne" and "atteint" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "atteigne" or "atteint"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "atteigne" and "atteint" 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 "atteint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #350,517 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atteigne" and "atteint" 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 #350,517 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.