Which to use
“accroc” and “accroche” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,871
- “accroc” frequency rank
- #8,187
- “accroche” frequency rank
- 34058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accroc | accroche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déchirure faite dans un tissu par quelque chose de pointu ou qui accroche. | Partie d’une annonce publicitaire, généralement le titre, attirant l’attention. |
Where the eye mixes accroc and accroche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. accroc runs 6 letters (VCCCVC) against accroche's 8 (VCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between accroc and accroche
A purely visual mix-up. accroc (\a.kʁo\) and accroche (\a.kʁɔʃ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “accroc” sits inside “accroche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accroc is recorded at frequency rank #25,871, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.kʁo\. accroche is at rank #8,187, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.kʁɔʃ\.
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 34058, this pair ranks #286,452 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accroc vs accroche
Shared letters: acor. Private to "accroc": -. Private to "accroche": eh.
"accroc" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "accroche" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "accroc" and "accroche" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "accroc" vs "accroche" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "accroc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accroche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,452 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accroc" and "accroche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Accra vs accroc". 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 #286,452 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.