accompagner

\a.kɔ̃.pa.ɲe\

/\a.kɔ̃.pa.ɲe\/ verb

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The verdict

“accompagner” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,890. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,890
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aller de compagnie avec quelqu’un.

Corpus desk

Index FR-accompagner · accompagner · French

accompagner · rank #3,890 · 15 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,890
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH adopter

Nearest frequency peer: adopter (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « accompagner »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « accompagner » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

accompagner vs accompagnez
91% similar
accompagner vs accompagnera
92% similar
accompagner vs accompagné
82% similar

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

Key facts for accompagner
PropertyValue
Headwordaccompagner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.kɔ̃.pa.ɲe\
Letters11
Frequency rank#3,890
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « accompagner »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.accompagnerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « adopter » (#3,891), « évoque » (#3,888), « adoption » (#3,892). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « accompagner » est au #3,890. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around accompagner (IPA \a.kɔ̃.pa.ɲe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,890 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for accompagner, with forms such as "accmopagner", "accomapgner", and "accommpagner". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "accompagnez", "accompagnera", "accompagné", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is accompagner, spelled A-C-C-O-M-P-A-G-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aller de compagnie avec quelqu’un.
  2. 2
    Suivre par honneur.
  3. 3
    Conduire en cérémonie.
  4. 4
    Reconduire par honneur une personne dont on a reçu visite.
  5. 5
    Escorter.
  6. 6
    Assortir ; convenir à.
  7. 7
    Exécuter un accompagnement.
  8. 8
    Suivre et soutenir la progression d’une personne dans une démarche.
  9. 9
    Mener quelques gens avec soi pour quelque dessein ; et il se prend souvent en mauvaise part.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Après deux jours d’absence, nous revenions à Rockall ramenant une nuée de mouettes qui avaient quitté leur îlot pour nous accompagner ; […].
  2. Le bateau s’enfonce dans l'obscurité. Le projecteur fixé au-dessus du chalut éclaire les eaux vertes et écumantes qu’accompagne le cortège des mouettes.

This word in other languages

accompany(English)acompañar(Español)begleiten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accmopagner
  • accomapgner
  • accommpagner
  • accompagenr
  • accompaggner
  • accompagnerr
  • accompagnner
  • accompagnre
  • accompanger
  • accompganer
  • accomppagner
  • accopmagner
  • acocmpagner
  • acompagner
  • cacompagner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of accompagner - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

accmopagner2accomapgner2accommpagner1accompagenr2accompaggner1accompagnerr1accompagnner1accompagnre2
Edit distance from "accompagner"

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 "accompagner"?
"accompagner" is spelled A-C-C-O-M-P-A-G-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.kɔ̃.pa.ɲe\.
What does "accompagner" mean?
As a verb, "accompagner" means: Aller de compagnie avec quelqu’un.
What words are commonly confused with "accompagner"?
"accompagner" is commonly confused with "accompagnez", "accompagnera", "accompagné". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "accompagner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accompagner" is \a.kɔ̃.pa.ɲe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "accompagner" come from?
"accompagner" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

équipements#3,887témoignages#3,882candidature#3,903constituent#3,834

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

prochaines15 variantsconseillers15 variantspersonnelles15 variantsappartenant15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list