accolés

\a.kɔ.le\

/\a.kɔ.le\/ adj

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The verdict

“accolés” is uncommon French (frequency #59,764 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,764
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de accolé.

Key facts for accolés
PropertyValue
Headwordaccolés
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.kɔ.le\
Letters7
Frequency rank#59,764
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “accolés” sits in French 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). accolés lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

accolés is uncommon French at frequency #59,764 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.kɔ.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

accolés has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is accolés, spelled A-C-C-O-L-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de accolé.
  2. 2
    Se dit de deux meubles ou pièces (ou plus) positionnés l’un contre l’autre pour créer une figure nouvelle composite. Parfois les éléments sont fusionnés comme s'il s’agissait d'un tout, souvent, ils sont simplement posés sans espacement.
  3. 3
    Se dit d’écus représentés collés l’un à l’autre. Cette représentation marque généralement une alliance ou un mariage.

This word in other languages

embracing(English)acollarado(Español)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "accolés"?
"accolés" is spelled A-C-C-O-L-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a.kɔ.le\.
What does "accolés" mean?
As an adjective, "accolés" means: Masculin pluriel de accolé.
How do you pronounce "accolés"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accolés" is \a.kɔ.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "accolés" come from?
"accolés" is a French 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 “accolés”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-C-C-O-L-É-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.kɔ.le\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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