accroupi

\a.kʁu.pi\

/\a.kʁu.pi\/ adj

The verdict

“accroupi” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,456. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,456
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dont la posture résulte de l’accroupissement, qui a les genoux repliés, en appui sur la pointe des pieds.

Corpus desk

Index FR-accroupi · accroupi · French

accroupi · rank #49,456 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,456
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH accoupler

Nearest frequency peer: accoupler (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « accroupi »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « accroupi » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for accroupi
PropertyValue
Headwordaccroupi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.kʁu.pi\
Letters8
Frequency rank#49,456
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « accroupi »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).accroupise place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « accoupler » (#49,455), « aciéries » (#49,457), « accordaient » (#49,454). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « accroupi » est au #49,456. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around accroupi (IPA \a.kʁu.pi\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,456 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for accroupi, with forms such as "accorupi", "accropui", and "accrouip". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is accroupi, spelled A-C-C-R-O-U-P-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dont la posture résulte de l’accroupissement, qui a les genoux repliés, en appui sur la pointe des pieds.
  2. 2
    Assis sur ses talons, et par extension, agenouillé, en parlant de figures.
  3. 3
    Assis, en parlant d’animaux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how accroupi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Je pris l’habitude, à l’imitation des goumiers et des bellahs, d’aller pisser accroupi, à flanc de dune, pour parer au risque de m’humidifier le saroual par vent tourbillonnant et parce qu’en terre d’Islam, ce besoin est à satisfaire discrètement.
  2. La Vénus accroupie.

Synonyms

à croupetonsà coucouassis sur les talons

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accorupi
  • accropui
  • accrouip
  • accrouppi
  • accrroupi
  • accruopi
  • acrcoupi
  • acroupi
  • cacroupi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of accroupi - 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.

accorupi2accropui2accrouip2accrouppi1accrroupi1accruopi2acrcoupi2acroupi1
Edit distance from "accroupi"

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 "accroupi"?
"accroupi" is spelled A-C-C-R-O-U-P-I. The IPA pronunciation is \a.kʁu.pi\.
What does "accroupi" mean?
As an adjective, "accroupi" means: Dont la posture résulte de l’accroupissement, qui a les genoux repliés, en appui sur la pointe des pieds.
What are common misspellings of "accroupi"?
Common misspellings include "accorupi", "accropui", "accrouip", "accrouppi", "accrroupi". The correct spelling is "accroupi".
How do you pronounce "accroupi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accroupi" is \a.kʁu.pi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "accroupi" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "accroupi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list