accroche

\a.kʁɔʃ\

/\a.kʁɔʃ\/ noun

The verdict

“accroche” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #8,187 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#8,187
frequency rank, French
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partie d’une annonce publicitaire, généralement le titre, attirant l’attention.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

accroche vs approche
75% similar
accroche vs accrocher
89% similar
accroche vs accrochée
89% similar

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

Key facts for accroche
PropertyValue
Headwordaccroche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.kʁɔʃ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,187
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “accroche” 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). accroche 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 accroche is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.kʁɔʃ\. Corpus data places it at rank #8,187 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for accroche, with forms such as "accorche", "accrcohe", and "accrocche". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "approche", "accrocher", "accrochée", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is accroche, spelled A-C-C-R-O-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie d’une annonce publicitaire, généralement le titre, attirant l’attention.
  2. 2
    Séquence ou montage destinés à attirer ou à retenir l’attention du spectateur ou de l’auditeur.
  3. 3
    Fait pour un pneu d’accrocher à la route.
  4. 4
    Fait d’avoir une bonne adhérence, une bonne accroche.
  5. 5
    Résumé très court d’une œuvre, argument, pitch.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: accorche,accrcohe,accrocche,accroceh,accrochhe,accrohce,accrroche,acrcoche,acroche,cacroche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of accroche - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

accorche2accrcohe2accrocche1accroceh2accrochhe1accrohce2accrroche1acrcoche2
Edit distance from "accroche"

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 "accroche"?
"accroche" is spelled A-C-C-R-O-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.kʁɔʃ\.
What does "accroche" mean?
As a noun, "accroche" means: Partie d’une annonce publicitaire, généralement le titre, attirant l’attention.
What words are commonly confused with "accroche"?
"accroche" is commonly confused with "approche", "accrocher", "accrochée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "accroche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accroche" is \a.kʁɔʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "accroche" come from?
"accroche" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “accroche”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-C-C-R-O-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.kʁɔʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “approche” - see the side-by-side comparison. accroche vs approche
  • 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