Which to use
“accompli” is an adjective and “accomplit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,579
- “accompli” frequency rank
- #18,923
- “accomplit” frequency rank
- 25502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accompli | accomplit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est parfait en son genre. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de accomplir. |
Same sound, different letters: accompli vs accomplit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. accompli runs 8 letters (VCCVCCCV) against accomplit's 9 (VCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - accompli and accomplit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: accompli and accomplit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.kɔ̃.pli\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “accompli” sits inside “accomplit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accompli is recorded at frequency rank #6,579, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.kɔ̃.pli\. accomplit is at rank #18,923, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.kɔ̃.pli\.
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 25502, this pair ranks #340,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of accompli vs accomplit
Shared letters: acilmop. Private to "accompli": -. Private to "accomplit": t.
"accompli" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "accomplit" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "accompli" for "accomplit" ever safe?
Frequency check: "accompli" vs "accomplit" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "accompli" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accomplit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #340,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accompli" and "accomplit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accomplies vs accomplit". 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 #340,498 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.