Which to use
“atterrir” and “atterrit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,605
- “atterrir” frequency rank
- #25,557
- “atterrit” frequency rank
- 40162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atterrir | atterrit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arriver au voisinage de la terre. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de atterrir. |
Where the eye mixes atterrir and atterrit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. atterrir and atterrit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: atterrir vs atterrit
A purely visual mix-up. atterrir (\a.tɛ.ʁiʁ\) and atterrit (\a.te.ʁi\) 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 a single letter - r in “atterrir” becomes t in “atterrit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atterrir is recorded at frequency rank #14,605, classified as averb, pronounced \a.tɛ.ʁiʁ\. atterrit is at rank #25,557, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.te.ʁi\.
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 40162, this pair ranks #242,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atterrir vs atterrit
Shared letters: aeirt. Private to "atterrir": -. Private to "atterrit": -.
"atterrir" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "atterrit" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "atterrir" and "atterrit" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "atterrir" or "atterrit"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "atterrir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atterrit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atterrir" and "atterrit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "attendit vs atterrit". 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 #242,569 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.