Which to use
“abcès” and “access” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,675
- “abcès” frequency rank
- #18,105
- “access” frequency rank
- 45780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abcès | access |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poche de pus dans une cavité formée aux dépens des tissus environnants. | Accès. |
Where the eye mixes abcès and access
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between abcès and access
A purely visual mix-up. abcès (\ap.sɛ\) and access (\ˈæk.sɛs\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abcès is recorded at frequency rank #27,675, classified as anoun, pronounced \ap.sɛ\. access is at rank #18,105, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈæk.sɛs\.
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 45780, this pair ranks #200,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abcès vs access
Shared letters: acs. Private to "abcès": bè. Private to "access": e.
"abcès" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "access" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- access ← accses · acecss · acess · cacess
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abcès" and "access" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "abcès" or "access" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abcès" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "access" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abcès" and "access" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abcès vs aves". 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 #200,104 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.