accueilliesvsaccueillonsConfusable pair

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“accueillies” and “accueillons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,431
“accueillies” frequency rank
#31,331
“accueillons” frequency rank
59762
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature accueillies accueillons
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de accueillir. Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de accueillir.

Where the eye mixes accueillies and accueillons

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. accueillies (VCCVVVCCVVC) and accueillons (VCCVVVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

11 ch
accueillies
11 ch
accueillons

Why the eye confuses accueillies with accueillons

A purely visual mix-up. accueillies (\a.kœ.ji\) and accueillons (\a.kœ.jɔ̃\) 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 59762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

accueillies is recorded at frequency rank #28,431, classified as averb, pronounced \a.kœ.ji\. accueillons is at rank #31,331, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.kœ.jɔ̃\.

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 59762, this pair ranks #101,331 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of accueillies vs accueillons

Shared letters: aceilsu. Private to "accueillies": -. Private to "accueillons": no.

"accueillies" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVVCCVVC  ·  "accueillons" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • accueillies ← acceuillies · accueilies · accueililes · accueilleis · accueilliess · accueillise · accuelilies · accuiellies
  • accueillons ← acceuillons · accueillnos · accueillonns · accueillonss · accueillosn · accueilolns · accueilons · accuelilons

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "accueillies" and "accueillons" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\a.kœ.ji\ versus \a.kœ.jɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "accueillies" or "accueillons"?
"accueillies" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,431 in our French list, against #31,331 for "accueillons". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "accueillies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "accueillons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #101,331 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "accueillies" and "accueillons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accueillants vs accueillons". 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 #101,331 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list