Which to use
“accèdent” is a verb and “accident” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,812
- “accèdent” frequency rank
- #1,407
- “accident” frequency rank
- 30219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accèdent | accident |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe accéder. | Événement inattendu qui survient par hasard. |
Where the eye mixes accèdent and accident
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. accèdent and accident follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses accèdent with accident
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: accèdent is \ak.sɛd\ while accident is \ak.si.dɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - è in “accèdent” becomes i in “accident”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30219, 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\. accident is at rank #1,407, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ak.si.dɑ̃\.
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 30219, this pair ranks #311,783 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accèdent vs accident
Shared letters: acdent. Private to "accèdent": è. Private to "accident": i.
"accèdent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "accident" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- accident ← accdient · acciddent · accidennt · accidentt · accidetn · accidnet · acciednt · acicdent
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "accèdent" and "accident" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "accèdent" or "accident"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "accèdent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accident" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,783 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accèdent" and "accident" 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 #311,783 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.