Which to use
“accroc” and “accrus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,871
- “accroc” frequency rank
- #35,353
- “accrus” frequency rank
- 61224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accroc | accrus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déchirure faite dans un tissu par quelque chose de pointu ou qui accroche. | Pluriel de accru. |
Where the eye mixes accroc and accrus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. accroc and accrus follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: accroc vs accrus
A purely visual mix-up. accroc (\a.kʁo\) and accrus (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61224, 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\. accrus is at rank #35,353, 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 61224, this pair ranks #93,417 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of accroc vs accrus
Shared letters: acr. Private to "accroc": o. Private to "accrus": su.
"accroc" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "accrus" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "accroc" and "accrus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "accroc" or "accrus"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "accroc" and "accrus" 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 "accrus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,417 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accroc" and "accrus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Accra vs accrus". 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 #93,417 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.