Which to use
“accusée” is a noun and “accusent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,513
- “accusée” frequency rank
- #13,953
- “accusent” frequency rank
- 25466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accusée | accusent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne de sexe féminin qui est accusée. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe accuser. |
Where the eye mixes accusée and accusent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. accusée runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against accusent's 8 (VCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between accusée and accusent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: accusée is \a.ky.ze\ while accusent is \a.kyz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accusée is recorded at frequency rank #11,513, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ky.ze\. accusent is at rank #13,953, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.kyz\.
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 25466, this pair ranks #340,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of accusée vs accusent
Shared letters: acesu. Private to "accusée": é. Private to "accusent": nt.
"accusée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "accusent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- accusent ← accsuent · accuesnt · accusennt · accusentt · accusetn · accusnet · accussent · acucsent
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "accusée" and "accusent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "accusée" or "accusent"?
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 "accusée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accusent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #340,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accusée" and "accusent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abusée vs accusée". 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 #340,692 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.