accorded

/əˈkɔɹdɪd/

//əˈkɔɹdɪd// verb

"accorded" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“accorded” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #28,101 in English word frequency and used as a verb.

#28,101
frequency rank, English
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - simple past and past participle of accord

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

accorded vs accrued
75% similar
accorded vs afforded
75% similar
accorded vs accosted
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for accorded
PropertyValue
Headwordaccorded
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈkɔɹdɪd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,101
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “accorded” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). accorded lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for accorded is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˈkɔɹdɪd/. Corpus data places it at rank #28,101 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "simple past and past participle of accord".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for accorded, with forms such as "accodred", "accordde", and "accordded". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "accrued", "afforded", "accosted", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is accorded, spelled A-C-C-O-R-D-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of accord

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: accodred,accordde,accordded,accordedd,accoredd,accorrded,accroded,acocrded,acorded,cacorded

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of accorded - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

accodred2accordde2accordded1accordedd1accoredd2accorrded1accroded2acocrded2
Edit distance from "accorded"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "accorded"?
"accorded" is spelled A-C-C-O-R-D-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈkɔɹdɪd/.
What does "accorded" mean?
As a verb, "accorded" means: simple past and past participle of accord
What words are commonly confused with "accorded"?
"accorded" is commonly confused with "accrued", "afforded", "accosted". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "accorded"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accorded" is /əˈkɔɹdɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "accorded" come from?
"accorded" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “accorded”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-C-C-O-R-D-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /əˈkɔɹdɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “accrued” - see the side-by-side comparison. accorded vs accrued
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list