Which to use
“accorded” and “afforded” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,101
- “accorded” frequency rank
- #15,742
- “afforded” frequency rank
- 43843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accorded | afforded |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of accord | simple past and past participle of afford |
Where the eye mixes accorded and afforded
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. accorded and afforded follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: accorded vs afforded
A purely visual mix-up. accorded (/əˈkɔɹdɪd/) and afforded (/əˈfɔɹdɪd/) 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 43843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accorded is recorded at frequency rank #28,101, classified as averb, pronounced /əˈkɔɹdɪd/. afforded is at rank #15,742, tagged as averb, pronounced /əˈfɔɹdɪd/.
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 43843, this pair ranks #236,176 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accorded vs afforded
Shared letters: adeor. Private to "accorded": c. Private to "afforded": f.
"accorded" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "afforded" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "accorded" for "afforded" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "accorded" or "afforded" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "accorded" and "afforded" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "accorded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "afforded" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,176 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accorded" and "afforded" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accorded vs accursed". 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 #236,176 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.