Which to use
“accueille” and “accueillir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,031
- “accueille” frequency rank
- #2,806
- “accueillir” frequency rank
- 6837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accueille | accueillir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe accueillir. | Faire un accueil, recevoir en bien ou en mal quelqu’un ou quelque chose qui arrive. |
Where the eye mixes accueille and accueillir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. accueille runs 9 letters (VCCVVVCCV) against accueillir's 10 (VCCVVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: accueille vs accueillir
A purely visual mix-up. accueille (\a.kœj\) and accueillir (\a.kœ.jiʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accueille is recorded at frequency rank #4,031, classified as averb, pronounced \a.kœj\. accueillir is at rank #2,806, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.kœ.jiʁ\.
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 6837, this pair ranks #425,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of accueille vs accueillir
Shared letters: aceilu. Private to "accueille": -. Private to "accueillir": r.
"accueille" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVVCCV · "accueillir" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- accueille ← acceuille · accueile · accueilel · accuelile · accuielle · acuceille · acueille · cacueille
- accueillir ← acceuillir · accueililr · accueilir · accueillirr · accueillri · accuelilir · accuiellir · acuceillir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "accueille" and "accueillir" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "accueille" vs "accueillir" - 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 "accueille" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accueillir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #425,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accueille" and "accueillir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accueille vs accueillit". 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 #425,076 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.