Which to use
“accuses” and “amuses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,579
- “accuses” frequency rank
- #30,052
- “amuses” frequency rank
- 70631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accuses | amuses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe accuser. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe amuser. |
Where the eye mixes accuses and amuses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. accuses runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against amuses's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses accuses with amuses
A purely visual mix-up. accuses (\a.kyz\) and amuses (\a.myz\) 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 70631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accuses is recorded at frequency rank #40,579, classified as averb, pronounced \a.kyz\. amuses is at rank #30,052, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.myz\.
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 70631, this pair ranks #50,651 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of accuses vs amuses
Shared letters: aesu. Private to "accuses": c. Private to "amuses": m.
"accuses" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "amuses" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "accuses" and "amuses" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "accuses" vs "amuses" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "accuses" and "amuses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "accuses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amuses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,651 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accuses" and "amuses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abusée vs amuses". 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 #50,651 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.