Which to use
“access” and “accrus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,105
- “access” frequency rank
- #35,353
- “accrus” frequency rank
- 53458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | access | accrus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accès. | Pluriel de accru. |
Where the eye mixes access and accrus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: access vs accrus
A purely visual mix-up. access (\ˈæk.sɛs\) and accrus (\a.kʁy\) 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 53458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
access is recorded at frequency rank #18,105, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈæk.sɛs\. accrus is at rank #35,353, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.kʁy\.
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 53458, this pair ranks #140,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of access vs accrus
Shared letters: acs. Private to "access": e. Private to "accrus": ru.
"access" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "accrus" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "access" and "accrus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "access" vs "accrus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "access" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accrus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "access" and "accrus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Accra vs accrus". 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 #140,599 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.