Which to use
“accros” is an adjective and “accrus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,743
- “accros” frequency rank
- #35,353
- “accrus” frequency rank
- 59096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accros | accrus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de accro. | Pluriel de accru. |
Where the eye mixes accros and accrus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. accros and accrus follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: accros vs accrus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: accros is \a.kʁo\ while accrus is \a.kʁy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - o in “accros” becomes u in “accrus”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59096, 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\. accrus is at rank #35,353, 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 59096, this pair ranks #105,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of accros vs accrus
Shared letters: acrs. Private to "accros": o. Private to "accrus": u.
"accros" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "accrus" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "accros" for "accrus" ever safe?
Which is more common, "accros" or "accrus"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "accros" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accrus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accros" and "accrus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Accra vs accrus". 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 #105,099 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.