Which to use
“accrochage” is a noun and “accrochée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,471
- “accrochage” frequency rank
- #21,222
- “accrochée” frequency rank
- 43693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accrochage | accrochée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’accrocher. | Féminin singulier de accroché. |
Where the eye mixes accrochage and accrochée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. accrochage runs 10 letters (VCCCVCCVCV) against accrochée's 9 (VCCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: accrochage vs accrochée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: accrochage is \a.kʁɔ.ʃaʒ\ while accrochée is \a.kʁɔ.ʃe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accrochage is recorded at frequency rank #22,471, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.kʁɔ.ʃaʒ\. accrochée is at rank #21,222, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.kʁɔ.ʃe\.
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 43693, this pair ranks #216,166 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accrochage vs accrochée
Shared letters: acehor. Private to "accrochage": g. Private to "accrochée": é.
"accrochage" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCV · "accrochée" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- accrochage ← accorchage · accrcohage · accrocahge · accrocchage · accrochaeg · accrochagge · accrochgae · accrochhage
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "accrochage" for "accrochée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "accrochage" vs "accrochée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "accrochage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accrochée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,166 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accrochage" and "accrochée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accrochage vs accrochages". 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 #216,166 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.