Which to use
“accueil” is a noun and “accueillent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,845
- “accueil” frequency rank
- #13,723
- “accueillent” frequency rank
- 15568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accueil | accueillent |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de accueillir. |
Same sound, different letters: accueil vs accueillent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. accueil runs 7 letters (VCCVVVC) against accueillent's 11 (VCCVVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: accueil vs accueillent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: accueil and accueillent 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 4 extra letter(s) - “accueil” sits inside “accueillent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15568, 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\. accueillent is at rank #13,723, 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 15568, this pair ranks #391,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of accueil vs accueillent
Shared letters: aceilu. Private to "accueil": -. Private to "accueillent": nt.
"accueil" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC · "accueillent" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- accueil ← acceuil · accueill · accueli · accuiel · acuceil · acueil · cacueil
- accueillent ← acceuillent · accueilelnt · accueilent · accueillennt · accueillentt · accueilletn · accueillnet · accuelilent
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "accueil" and "accueillent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "accueil" or "accueillent" show up more?
After this comparison
"accueil" and "accueillent" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "accueil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accueillent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #391,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accueil" and "accueillent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accueillent vs accueilleront". 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 #391,792 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.