accidens
\ak.si.dɑ̃\
The verdict
“accidens” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de accident.
Corpus desk
Index FR-accidens · accidens · French
accidens · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | accidens |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ak.si.dɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
accidens is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ak.si.dɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de accident.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for accidens in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is accidens, spelled A-C-C-I-D-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de accident.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how accidens appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
… en cernant l’arbre jusques à moitié du cœur, on laisse égouter une eau rousse qui forme cette méchante humidité dont nous avons parlé plus haut, source de tous les accidens fâcheux qui arrivent dans les Bois quand ils sont employés.
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.