Which to use
“atteigne” is a verb and “atteinte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,492
- “atteigne” frequency rank
- #3,514
- “atteinte” frequency rank
- 26006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atteigne | atteinte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de atteindre. | Action d’atteindre ou résultat de cette action. |
Where the eye mixes atteigne and atteinte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. atteigne and atteinte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: atteigne vs atteinte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: atteigne is \a.tɛɲ\ while atteinte is \a.tɛ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26006, 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\. atteinte is at rank #3,514, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.tɛ̃t\.
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 26006, this pair ranks #337,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of atteigne vs atteinte
Shared letters: aeint. Private to "atteigne": g. Private to "atteinte": -.
"atteigne" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "atteinte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "atteigne" and "atteinte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "atteigne" or "atteinte" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "atteigne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atteinte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #337,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atteigne" and "atteinte" 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 #337,638 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.