accordion

/əˈkɔ(ɹ).diˌən/

//əˈkɔ(ɹ).diˌən// noun

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"accordion" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“accordion” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,649. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,649
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A box-shaped musical instrument played by compressing or expanding its bellows while pressing its buttons or its keys, causing pallets to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or ste...

Corpus desk

Index EN-accordion · accordion · English

accordion · rank #25,649 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,649
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Addis

Nearest frequency peer: Addis (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “accordion”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “accordion” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

accordion vs according
78% similar

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

Key facts for accordion
PropertyValue
Headwordaccordion
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈkɔ(ɹ).diˌən/
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,649
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “accordion”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).accordionlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Addis” (#25,650), “1d” (#25,647), “aeronautical” (#25,651). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “accordion” is #25,649. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around accordion (IPA /əˈkɔ(ɹ).diˌən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,649 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for accordion, with forms such as "accodrion", "accorddion", and "accordino". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "according", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in 1831. From German Akkordeon, from Akkord (“harmony”), from French accord, from Old French acorder, based on Italian accordare (“to tune”). See also accord. The correct English form is accordion, spelled A-C-C-O-R-D-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A box-shaped musical instrument played by compressing or expanding its bellows while pressing its buttons or its keys, causing pallets to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel (reeds).
  2. 2
    A vertical list of items that can be individually expanded and collapsed to reveal their contents.
  3. 3
    Something, or set of things (concepts, etc), which can be expanded (or extended) and collapsed, like the musical instrument's pleated, folding bellows.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how accordion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A disreputable accordion that had a leak somewhere and breathed louder than it squawked.
  2. See also: telescoping

Etymology

First attested in 1831. From German Akkordeon, from Akkord (“harmony”), from French accord, from Old French acorder, based on Italian accordare (“to tune”). See also accord.

This word in other languages

acordeón(Español)accordéon(Français)Akkordeon(Deutsch)acordeão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accodrion
  • accorddion
  • accordino
  • accordionn
  • accordoin
  • accoridon
  • accorrdion
  • accrodion
  • acocrdion
  • acordion
  • cacordion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of accordion - 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.

accodrion2accorddion1accordino2accordionn1accordoin2accoridon2accorrdion1accrodion2
Edit distance from "accordion"

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 "accordion"?
"accordion" is spelled A-C-C-O-R-D-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈkɔ(ɹ).diˌən/.
What does "accordion" mean?
As a noun, "accordion" means: A box-shaped musical instrument played by compressing or expanding its bellows while pressing its buttons or its keys, causing pallets to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or ste...
What words are commonly confused with "accordion"?
"accordion" is commonly confused with "according". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "accordion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accordion" is /əˈkɔ(ɹ).diˌən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "accordion"?
First attested in 1831. From German Akkordeon, from Akkord (“harmony”), from French accord, from Old French acorder, based on Italian accordare (“to tune”). See also accord. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "accordion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list