accès

\ak.sɛ\

/\ak.sɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“accès” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #765 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#765
frequency rank, French
5
letters
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action, endroit, ou facilité plus ou moins grande d’accéder dans un lieu, physique ou virtuel.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

accès vs ace
40% similar
accès vs aes
40% similar
accès vs acs
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for accès
PropertyValue
Headwordaccès
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ak.sɛ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#765
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “accès” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). accès lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for accès is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ak.sɛ\. Corpus data places it at rank #765 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for accès, with forms such as "acces", "accsè", and "accèss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ace", "aes", "acs", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is accès, spelled A-C-C-È-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action, endroit, ou facilité plus ou moins grande d’accéder dans un lieu, physique ou virtuel.
  2. 2
    Fait de pouvoir accéder, arriver à quelque chose.
  3. 3
    En matière de bénéfices, manière d’accéder à la jouissance d’un bénéfice en raison de l’incompétence d’âge ou de la mort du titulaire.
  4. 4
    Action pour un cardinal de se joindre à d’autres lors de l’élection d’un pape ; sorte de ballottage dans lequel les cardinaux reportent leurs suffrages sur un candidat qui n’avait pas obtenu un nombre de voix suffisant.
  5. 5
    Manifestation violente et éphémère.
  6. 6
    Mouvement intérieur et passager sous l’empire duquel on agit.
  7. 7
    Phénomène de réflexion ou de transmission se reproduisant à intervalles réguliers.
  8. 8
    Le fait d’engager la consultation d’un document sur un serveur.

Synonyms

accessionsuccession

This word in other languages

access(English)entrada(Español)Eingang(Deutsch)agressão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acces,accsè,accèss,acècs,acès,cacès

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of accès - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acces1accsè2accèss1acècs2acès1cacès2
Edit distance from "accès"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "accès"?
"accès" is spelled A-C-C-È-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ak.sɛ\.
What does "accès" mean?
As a noun, "accès" means: Action, endroit, ou facilité plus ou moins grande d’accéder dans un lieu, physique ou virtuel.
What words are commonly confused with "accès"?
"accès" is commonly confused with "ace", "aes", "acs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "accès"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accès" is \ak.sɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "accès" come from?
"accès" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “accès”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-C-C-È-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ak.sɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “ace” - see the side-by-side comparison. accès vs ace
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list