Which to use
“accros” is an adjective and “accru” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,743
- “accros” frequency rank
- #13,502
- “accru” frequency rank
- 37245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accros | accru |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de accro. | Rejeton produit par la racine. |
Where the eye mixes accros and accru
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. accros runs 6 letters (VCCCVC) against accru's 5 (VCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses accros with accru
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: accros is \a.kʁo\ while accru is \a.kʁy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37245, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accros is recorded at frequency rank #23,743, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.kʁo\. accru is at rank #13,502, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.kʁy\.
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 37245, this pair ranks #263,861 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accros vs accru
Shared letters: acr. Private to "accros": os. Private to "accru": u.
"accros" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "accru" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "accros" and "accru" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "accros" or "accru"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "accros" and "accru" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "accros" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accru" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,861 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accros" and "accru" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accros vs across". 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 #263,861 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.