Which to use
“accueil” is a noun and “accueille” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,845
- “accueil” frequency rank
- #4,031
- “accueille” frequency rank
- 5876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accueil | accueille |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cérémonie ou prestation réservée à un nouvel arrivant, consistant généralement à lui souhaiter la bienvenue et à l’aider dans son intégration ou ses démarches. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe accueillir. |
Same sound, different letters: accueil vs accueille
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. accueil runs 7 letters (VCCVVVC) against accueille's 9 (VCCVVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: accueil vs accueille
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: accueil and accueille carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.kœj\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “accueil” sits inside “accueille”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accueil is recorded at frequency rank #1,845, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.kœj\. accueille is at rank #4,031, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.kœj\.
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 5876, this pair ranks #427,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of accueil vs accueille
Shared letters: aceilu. Private to "accueil": -. Private to "accueille": -.
"accueil" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC · "accueille" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "accueil" and "accueille" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "accueil" vs "accueille" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "accueil" / "accueille". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "accueil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accueille" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #427,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accueil" and "accueille" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accueil vs Arcueil". 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 #427,812 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.