Which to use
“accroc” is a noun and “accros” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,871
- “accroc” frequency rank
- #23,743
- “accros” frequency rank
- 49614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accroc | accros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déchirure faite dans un tissu par quelque chose de pointu ou qui accroche. | Pluriel de accro. |
Same sound, different letters: accroc vs accros
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. accroc and accros follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - accroc and accros
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: accroc and accros carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.kʁo\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - c in “accroc” becomes s in “accros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49614, 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\. accros is at rank #23,743, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.kʁo\.
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 49614, this pair ranks #169,205 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accroc vs accros
Shared letters: acor. Private to "accroc": -. Private to "accros": s.
"accroc" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "accros" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "accroc" and "accros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
"accroc" and "accros" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "accroc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,205 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accroc" and "accros" 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 #169,205 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.