Which to use
“accèdent” and “accusent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,812
- “accèdent” frequency rank
- #13,953
- “accusent” frequency rank
- 42765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accèdent | accusent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe accéder. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe accuser. |
Where the eye mixes accèdent and accusent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. accèdent and accusent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between accèdent and accusent
A purely visual mix-up. accèdent (\ak.sɛd\) and accusent (\a.kyz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42765, 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\. accusent is at rank #13,953, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.kyz\.
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 42765, this pair ranks #223,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accèdent vs accusent
Shared letters: acent. Private to "accèdent": dè. Private to "accusent": su.
"accèdent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "accusent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- accusent ← accsuent · accuesnt · accusennt · accusentt · accusetn · accusnet · accussent · acucsent
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "accèdent" and "accusent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "accèdent" vs "accusent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "accusent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accèdent" and "accusent" 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 #223,111 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.