Which to use
“accords” and “accrus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,656
- “accords” frequency rank
- #35,353
- “accrus” frequency rank
- 39009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accords | accrus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conventions préliminaires d’un mariage. | Pluriel de accru. |
Where the eye mixes accords and accrus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. accords runs 7 letters (VCCVCCC) against accrus's 6 (VCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: accords vs accrus
A purely visual mix-up. accords (\a.kɔʁ\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accords is recorded at frequency rank #3,656, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.kɔʁ\. 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 39009, this pair ranks #251,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accords vs accrus
Shared letters: acrs. Private to "accords": do. Private to "accrus": u.
"accords" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "accrus" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "accords" and "accrus" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "accords" or "accrus"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "accords" 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 #251,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accords" 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 #251,187 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.