Which to use
“accrochez” and “approchez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,535
- “accrochez” frequency rank
- #30,467
- “approchez” frequency rank
- 64002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accrochez | approchez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe accrocher. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe approcher. |
Where the eye mixes accrochez and approchez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses accrochez with approchez
A purely visual mix-up. accrochez (\a.kʁɔ.ʃe\) and approchez (\a.pʁɔ.ʃe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accrochez is recorded at frequency rank #33,535, classified as averb, pronounced \a.kʁɔ.ʃe\. approchez is at rank #30,467, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.pʁɔ.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 64002, this pair ranks #79,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of accrochez vs approchez
Shared letters: acehorz. Private to "accrochez": -. Private to "approchez": p.
"accrochez" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "approchez" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "accrochez" and "approchez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "accrochez" vs "approchez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "accrochez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "approchez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accrochez" and "approchez" 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 #79,155 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.