Which to use
“accepte” and “accepter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,459
- “accepte” frequency rank
- #1,797
- “accepter” frequency rank
- 4256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accepte | accepter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe accepter. | Agréer ce qui est offert. |
Where the eye mixes accepte and accepter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between accepte and accepter
A purely visual mix-up. accepte (\ak.sɛpt\) and accepter (\ak.sɛp.te\) 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 extra letter(s) - “accepte” sits inside “accepter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accepte is recorded at frequency rank #2,459, classified as averb, pronounced \ak.sɛpt\. accepter is at rank #1,797, tagged as averb, pronounced \ak.sɛp.te\.
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 4256, this pair ranks #432,062 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of accepte vs accepter
Shared letters: acept. Private to "accepte": -. Private to "accepter": r.
"accepte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "accepter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "accepte" for "accepter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "accepte" or "accepter"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "accepte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accepter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #432,062 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accepte" and "accepter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accepte vs Alceste". 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 #432,062 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.