accordant
/əˈkɔɹd.ənt/
"accordant" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“accordant” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In agreement; agreeing.
Corpus desk
Index EN-accordant · accordant · English
accordant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | accordant |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /əˈkɔɹd.ənt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “accordant” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
accordant is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /əˈkɔɹd.ənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for accordant, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English acordaunt, equivalent to accord + -ant. The correct English form is accordant, spelled A-C-C-O-R-D-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1In agreement; agreeing.
- 2Harmonious.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how accordant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The breach of this law, even when the breach is known to be strictly accordant with true morality, has caused many a man more agony than a real crime.
And now his voice accordant to the string.
Etymology
From Middle English acordaunt, equivalent to accord + -ant.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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