Which to use
“accèdent” and “achèvent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,812
- “accèdent” frequency rank
- #29,212
- “achèvent” frequency rank
- 58024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accèdent | achèvent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe accéder. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe achever. |
Where the eye mixes accèdent and achèvent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. accèdent and achèvent 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 achèvent
A purely visual mix-up. accèdent (\ak.sɛd\) and achèvent (\a.ʃɛv\) 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 58024, 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\. achèvent is at rank #29,212, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʃɛv\.
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 58024, this pair ranks #111,520 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of accèdent vs achèvent
Shared letters: acentè. Private to "accèdent": d. Private to "achèvent": hv.
"accèdent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "achèvent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "accèdent" and "achèvent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "accèdent" or "achèvent"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "accèdent" and "achèvent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "accèdent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achèvent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,520 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accèdent" and "achèvent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achevant vs achèvent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #111,520 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.