Which to use
“ancrer” is a verb and “ancrés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,860
- “ancrer” frequency rank
- #32,675
- “ancrés” frequency rank
- 67535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ancrer | ancrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeter l’ancre. | Masculin pluriel de ancré. |
Same sound, different letters: ancrer vs ancrés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. ancrer and ancrés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - ancrer / ancrés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ancrer and ancrés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.kʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ancrer is recorded at frequency rank #34,860, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.kʁe\. ancrés is at rank #32,675, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.kʁe\.
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 67535, this pair ranks #62,995 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ancrer vs ancrés
Shared letters: acnr. Private to "ancrer": e. Private to "ancrés": sé.
"ancrer" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "ancrés" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ancrer ← acnrer · anccrer · ancerr · ancrerr · ancrrer · anncrer · anrcer · nacrer
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "ancrer" / "ancrés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "ancrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ancrés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,995 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ancrer" and "ancrés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ancrer vs answer". 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 #62,995 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.