accrochevsaccrochéesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: accroche is a noun, accrochées is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“accroche” is a noun and “accrochées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,187
“accroche” frequency rank
#35,794
“accrochées” frequency rank
43981
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature accroche accrochées
Definition Partie d’une annonce publicitaire, généralement le titre, attirant l’attention. Féminin pluriel de accroché.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set accroche and accrochées apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
accroche
10 ch
accrochées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: accroche is \a.kʁɔʃ\ while accrochées is \a.kʁɔ.ʃe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 43981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

accroche is recorded at frequency rank #8,187, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.kʁɔʃ\. accrochées is at rank #35,794, 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 43981, this pair ranks #213,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of accroche vs accrochées

Shared letters: acehor. Private to "accroche": -. Private to "accrochées": .

"accroche" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV  ·  "accrochées" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • accrocheaccorche · accrcohe · accrocche · accroceh · accrochhe · accrohce · accrroche · acrcoche

Frequency comparison

accroche#8,187
accrochées#35,794

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "accroche" and "accrochées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "accroche" is a noun and "accrochées" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "accroche" or "accrochées"?
"accroche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,187 in our French list, against #35,794 for "accrochées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering accroche vs accrochées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “accroche”; for an adjective, it's “accrochées”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “accroche” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list