# accordance

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈkɔː.dəns/ · frequency rank #5,751

## Definitions
1. Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.
2. The act of granting something.

## Etymology
* (compliance): First attested around 1300.
* (agreement): First attested in the early 14th century.
* accord + -ance
* From Middle English accordaunce, from Old French acordance (“agreeing, reconciliation, harmony”).

## Common misspellings (14)
`accodrance`, `accoradnce`, `accordacne`, `accordancce`, `accordanec`, `accordannce`, `accorddance`, `accordence`, `accordnace`, `accorrdance`, `accrodance`, `acocrdance`, `acordance`, `cacordance`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/accordance