accréditervsaccréditésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: accréditer is a verb, accrédités is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“accréditer” is a verb and “accrédités” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,133
“accréditer” frequency rank
#39,131
“accrédités” frequency rank
86264
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature accréditer accrédités
Definition Mettre quelqu’un en crédit ; rendre digne de confiance. Masculin pluriel de accrédité.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set accréditer and accrédités apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
accréditer
10 ch
accrédités

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: accréditer and accrédités carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.kʁe.di.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

accréditer is recorded at frequency rank #47,133, classified as averb, pronounced \a.kʁe.di.te\. accrédités is at rank #39,131, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.kʁe.di.te\.

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 86264, this pair ranks #9,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of accréditer vs accrédités

Shared letters: acdirté. Private to "accréditer": e. Private to "accrédités": s.

"accréditer" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC  ·  "accrédités" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

accréditer#47,133
accrédités#39,131

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "accréditer" and "accrédités" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "accréditer" is a verb and "accrédités" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "accréditer" or "accrédités"?
"accrédités" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,131 in our French list, against #47,133 for "accréditer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering accréditer vs accrédités

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “accréditer”; for an adjective, it's “accrédités”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “accréditer” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list