Which to use
“accordes” and “accrues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,715
- “accordes” frequency rank
- #32,657
- “accrues” frequency rank
- 75372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accordes | accrues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de accorde. | Pluriel de accrue. |
Where the eye mixes accordes and accrues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. accordes runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against accrues's 7 (VCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: accordes vs accrues
A purely visual mix-up. accordes (\a.kɔʁd\) and accrues (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accordes is recorded at frequency rank #42,715, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.kɔʁd\. accrues is at rank #32,657, 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 75372, this pair ranks #34,291 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of accordes vs accrues
Shared letters: acers. Private to "accordes": do. Private to "accrues": u.
"accordes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "accrues" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "accordes" and "accrues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "accordes" or "accrues"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "accordes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accrues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,291 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accordes" and "accrues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accordes vs accordons". 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 #34,291 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.