Which to use
“accueillie” and “accueillir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,294
- “accueillie” frequency rank
- #2,806
- “accueillir” frequency rank
- 18100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accueillie | accueillir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de accueillir. | Faire un accueil, recevoir en bien ou en mal quelqu’un ou quelque chose qui arrive. |
Where the eye mixes accueillie and accueillir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. accueillie (VCCVVVCCVV) and accueillir (VCCVVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses accueillie with accueillir
A purely visual mix-up. accueillie (\a.kœ.ji\) 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 a single letter - e in “accueillie” becomes r in “accueillir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accueillie is recorded at frequency rank #15,294, classified as averb, pronounced \a.kœ.ji\. 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 18100, this pair ranks #380,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of accueillie vs accueillir
Shared letters: aceilu. Private to "accueillie": -. Private to "accueillir": r.
"accueillie" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVVCCVV · "accueillir" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- accueillie ← acceuillie · accueilie · accueilile · accueillei · accuelilie · accuiellie · acuceillie · acueillie
- accueillir ← acceuillir · accueililr · accueilir · accueillirr · accueillri · accuelilir · accuiellir · acuceillir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "accueillie" and "accueillir" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "accueillie" or "accueillir"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "accueillie" 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 #380,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accueillie" and "accueillir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accueillie 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 #380,004 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.