Which to use
“accroches” is a noun and “accrochez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,099
- “accroches” frequency rank
- #33,535
- “accrochez” frequency rank
- 73634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accroches | accrochez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de accroche. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe accrocher. |
Where the eye mixes accroches and accrochez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. accroches and accrochez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between accroches and accrochez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: accroches is \a.kʁɔʃ\ while accrochez is \a.kʁɔ.ʃe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “accroches” becomes z in “accrochez”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accroches is recorded at frequency rank #40,099, classified as anoun, 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 73634, this pair ranks #39,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of accroches vs accrochez
Shared letters: acehor. Private to "accroches": s. Private to "accrochez": z.
"accroches" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "accrochez" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "accroches" for "accrochez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "accroches" or "accrochez"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "accroches" 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 #39,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accroches" and "accrochez" 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 #39,775 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.