Which to use
“accrochées” is an adjective and “accrocher” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,794
- “accrochées” frequency rank
- #8,188
- “accrocher” frequency rank
- 43982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accrochées | accrocher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de accroché. | Attacher, suspendre à un crochet, à un clou, à un portemanteau, etc. |
Same sound, different letters: accrochées vs accrocher
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. accrochées runs 10 letters (VCCCVCCVVC) against accrocher's 9 (VCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - accrochées / accrocher
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: accrochées and accrocher carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.kʁɔ.ʃe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accrochées is recorded at frequency rank #35,794, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.kʁɔ.ʃe\. accrocher is at rank #8,188, tagged as averb, 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 43982, this pair ranks #213,937 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accrochées vs accrocher
Shared letters: acehor. Private to "accrochées": sé. Private to "accrocher": -.
"accrochées" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVC · "accrocher" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- accrocher ← accorcher · accrcoher · accroccher · accrocehr · accrocherr · accrochher · accrochre · accrohcer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "accrochées" and "accrocher" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "accrochées" or "accrocher"?
After this comparison
"accrochées" and "accrocher" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "accrochées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accrocher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,937 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accrochées" and "accrocher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accrochages vs accrochées". 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 #213,937 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.