Which to use
“accroche” is a noun and “accrochent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,187
- “accroche” frequency rank
- #26,598
- “accrochent” frequency rank
- 34785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accroche | accrochent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie d’une annonce publicitaire, généralement le titre, attirant l’attention. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe accrocher. |
Same sound, different letters: accroche vs accrochent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. accroche runs 8 letters (VCCCVCCV) against accrochent's 10 (VCCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - accroche and accrochent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: accroche and accrochent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.kʁɔʃ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “accroche” sits inside “accrochent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34785, 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\. accrochent is at rank #26,598, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.kʁɔʃ\.
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 34785, this pair ranks #281,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accroche vs accrochent
Shared letters: acehor. Private to "accroche": -. Private to "accrochent": nt.
"accroche" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV · "accrochent" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- accroche ← accorche · accrcohe · accrocche · accroceh · accrochhe · accrohce · accrroche · acrcoche
- accrochent ← accorchent · accrcohent · accrocchent · accrocehnt · accrochennt · accrochentt · accrochetn · accrochhent
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "accroche" for "accrochent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "accroche" or "accrochent"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "accroche" / "accrochent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "accroche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accrochent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accroche" and "accrochent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accrochant vs accrochent". 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 #281,399 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.