Which to use
“accros” and “ancrés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,743
- “accros” frequency rank
- #32,675
- “ancrés” frequency rank
- 56418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accros | ancrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de accro. | Masculin pluriel de ancré. |
Where the eye mixes accros and ancrés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. accros and ancrés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses accros with ancrés
A purely visual mix-up. accros (\a.kʁo\) and ancrés (\ɑ̃.kʁe\) 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 56418, 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\. ancrés is at rank #32,675, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.kʁe\.
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 56418, this pair ranks #121,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accros vs ancrés
Shared letters: acrs. Private to "accros": o. Private to "ancrés": né.
"accros" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "ancrés" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- accros ← accors · accross · accrros · accrso · acrcos · acros · cacros
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "accros" for "ancrés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "accros" vs "ancrés" - 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 "accros" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ancrés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accros" and "ancrés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anales vs ancrés". 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 #121,220 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.