Which to use
“accroc” and “accru” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,871
- “accroc” frequency rank
- #13,502
- “accru” frequency rank
- 39373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accroc | accru |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déchirure faite dans un tissu par quelque chose de pointu ou qui accroche. | Rejeton produit par la racine. |
Where the eye mixes accroc and accru
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. accroc runs 6 letters (VCCCVC) against accru's 5 (VCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between accroc and accru
A purely visual mix-up. accroc (\a.kʁo\) and accru (\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 39373, 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\. accru is at rank #13,502, 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 39373, this pair ranks #248,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accroc vs accru
Shared letters: acr. Private to "accroc": o. Private to "accru": u.
"accroc" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "accru" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "accroc" and "accru" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "accroc" or "accru"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "accroc" and "accru" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "accroc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accru" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accroc" and "accru" 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 #248,462 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.