accord

\a.kɔʁ\

/\a.kɔʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“accord” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #324. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#324
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Union entre plusieurs personnes, causée par la conformité de volontés, de sentiments, d’idées.

Corpus desk

Index FR-accord · accord · French

accord · rank #324 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #324
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH seule

Nearest frequency peer: seule (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “accord”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “accord” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

accord vs accro
67% similar
accord vs accru
67% similar
accord vs Accra
50% similar

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

Key facts for accord
PropertyValue
Headwordaccord
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.kɔʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#324
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “accord” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).accordse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « seule » (#323), « article » (#325), « service » (#322). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around accord (IPA \a.kɔʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #324 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for accord, with forms such as "accodr", "accordd", and "accorrd". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "accro", "accru", "Accra", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 accord, spelled A-C-C-O-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Union entre plusieurs personnes, causée par la conformité de volontés, de sentiments, d’idées.
  2. 2
    Concordance.
  3. 3
    Convention, pacte que l’on fait pour terminer un différend.
  4. 4
    Approbation d’une demande, consentement.
  5. 5
    Convenance, juste rapport de plusieurs choses ensemble.
  6. 6
    Ensemble avec lequel deux ou plusieurs personnes exécutent certains mouvements.
  7. 7
    Harmonie des couleurs, des lumières et des ombres.
  8. 8
    Combinaison d'au moins trois notes simultanées.
  9. 9
    Justesse d’un instrument de musique dont les cordes sont montées au ton où elles doivent être.
  10. 10
    Rapport des mots entre eux, exprimé par le genre et le nombre, et aussi par le cas dans certaines langues.
  11. 11
    Réglage destiné à produire ou à capter des signaux électriques ou acoustiques de fréquences déterminées.
  12. 12
    Syntonisation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nous travaillâmes désormais ensemble, avec un accord et une communauté de jugement qu'il est rare de trouver entre deux hommes.
  2. Ils ont toujours vécu en complet accord, dans un accord parfait.

This word in other languages

accord(English)acorde(Español)Akkord(Deutsch)acorde(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accodr
  • accordd
  • accorrd
  • accrod
  • acocrd
  • acord
  • cacord

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

accodr2accordd1accorrd1accrod2acocrd2acord1cacord2
Edit distance from "accord"

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 "accord"?
"accord" is spelled A-C-C-O-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \a.kɔʁ\.
What does "accord" mean?
As a noun, "accord" means: Union entre plusieurs personnes, causée par la conformité de volontés, de sentiments, d’idées.
What words are commonly confused with "accord"?
"accord" is commonly confused with "accro", "accru", "Accra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "accord"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accord" is \a.kɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "accord" come from?
"accord" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

donner#327quatre#320niveau#317guerre#316

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

vient7 variantscrois7 variantsaucune7 variantsfaçon7 variants

What to do next

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  • "accord" maps to 13 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "accro". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #324 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse

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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