Which to use
“accèdent” and “acceptent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,812
- “accèdent” frequency rank
- #8,645
- “acceptent” frequency rank
- 37457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accèdent | acceptent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe accéder. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe accepter. |
Where the eye mixes accèdent and acceptent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: accèdent vs acceptent
A purely visual mix-up. accèdent (\ak.sɛd\) and acceptent (\ak.sɛpt\) 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 37457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accèdent is recorded at frequency rank #28,812, classified as averb, pronounced \ak.sɛd\. acceptent is at rank #8,645, tagged as averb, pronounced \ak.sɛpt\.
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 37457, this pair ranks #262,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accèdent vs acceptent
Shared letters: acent. Private to "accèdent": dè. Private to "acceptent": p.
"accèdent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "acceptent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acceptent ← accepetnt · accepptent · acceptennt · acceptentt · acceptetn · acceptnet · accepttent · accetpent
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "accèdent" and "acceptent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "accèdent" or "acceptent"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "accèdent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acceptent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accèdent" and "acceptent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accédant vs accèdent". 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 #262,383 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.