Which to use
“accrochent” and “accrochez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,598
- “accrochent” frequency rank
- #33,535
- “accrochez” frequency rank
- 60133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accrochent | accrochez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe accrocher. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe accrocher. |
Where the eye mixes accrochent and accrochez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. accrochent runs 10 letters (VCCCVCCVCC) against accrochez's 9 (VCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between accrochent and accrochez
A purely visual mix-up. accrochent (\a.kʁɔʃ\) and accrochez (\a.kʁɔ.ʃe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60133, 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\. accrochez is at rank #33,535, 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 60133, this pair ranks #99,273 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of accrochent vs accrochez
Shared letters: acehor. Private to "accrochent": nt. Private to "accrochez": z.
"accrochent" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCC · "accrochez" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- accrochent ← accorchent · accrcohent · accrocchent · accrocehnt · accrochennt · accrochentt · accrochetn · accrochhent
- accrochez ← accorchez · accrcohez · accrocchez · accrocehz · accrochezz · accrochhez · accrochze · accrohcez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "accrochent" and "accrochez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "accrochent" or "accrochez" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "accrochent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accrochez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,273 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accrochent" and "accrochez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accrocheur vs accrochez". 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 #99,273 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.