Which to use
“atteins” is a verb and “atteints” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,184
- “atteins” frequency rank
- #7,526
- “atteints” frequency rank
- 44710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atteins | atteints |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de atteindre. | Masculin pluriel de atteint. |
Same sound, different letters: atteins vs atteints
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - atteins and atteints
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: atteins and atteints carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.tɛ̃\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atteins is recorded at frequency rank #37,184, classified as averb, pronounced \a.tɛ̃\. atteints is at rank #7,526, 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 44710, this pair ranks #208,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atteins vs atteints
Shared letters: aeinst. Private to "atteins": -. Private to "atteints": -.
"atteins" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "atteints" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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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 "atteins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atteints" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atteins" and "atteints" 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 #208,415 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.