Which to use
“accrochent” is a verb and “accroches” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,598
- “accrochent” frequency rank
- #40,099
- “accroches” frequency rank
- 66697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accrochent | accroches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe accrocher. | Pluriel de accroche. |
Same sound, different letters: accrochent vs accroches
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. accrochent runs 10 letters (VCCCVCCVCC) against accroches's 9 (VCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: accrochent vs accroches
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: accrochent and accroches carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.kʁɔʃ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, 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 66697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accrochent is recorded at frequency rank #26,598, classified as averb, pronounced \a.kʁɔʃ\. accroches is at rank #40,099, tagged as anoun, 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 66697, this pair ranks #66,672 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of accrochent vs accroches
Shared letters: acehor. Private to "accrochent": nt. Private to "accroches": s.
"accrochent" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCC · "accroches" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- accrochent ← accorchent · accrcohent · accrocchent · accrocehnt · accrochennt · accrochentt · accrochetn · accrochhent
- accroches ← accorches · accrcohes · accrocches · accrocehs · accrochess · accrochhes · accrochse · accrohces
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "accrochent" for "accroches" ever safe?
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After this comparison
"accrochent" and "accroches" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "accrochent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accroches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,672 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accrochent" and "accroches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accrochages vs accroches". 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 #66,672 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.