Which to use
“Accra” is a name and “acre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,285
- “Accra” frequency rank
- #28,433
- “acre” frequency rank
- 72718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Accra | acre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ville et capitale du Ghana. | Unité de surface égale à 0,4 hectare ou à 4046,9 mètres carrés, encore utilisée en agriculture et dans divers pays avec des valeurs différentes. |
Where the eye mixes Accra and acre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Accra runs 5 letters (VCCCV) against acre's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Accra and acre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Accra is \a.kʁa\ while acre is \akʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Accra is recorded at frequency rank #44,285, classified as aname, pronounced \a.kʁa\. acre is at rank #28,433, tagged as anoun, pronounced \akʁ\.
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 72718, this pair ranks #43,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Accra vs acre
Shared letters: acr. Private to "Accra": -. Private to "acre": e.
"Accra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "acre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Accra" for "acre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Accra" vs "acre" - which ranks higher?
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 "Accra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Accra" and "acre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Accra vs avéra". 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 #43,013 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.