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accord parfait

French, noun/a.kɔʁ paʁ.fɛ/

accord parfait is a French masculine noun meaning “tonic chord” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Accord composé d’une tierce (majeure ou mineure) et d’une quinte juste”.

What does accord parfait mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinetonic chord

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Accord composé d’une tierce (majeure ou mineure) et d’une quinte juste.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of accord parfait

  • accords parfaits plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce accord parfait?

  • /a.kɔʁ paʁ.fɛ/
  • \a.kɔʁ paʁ.fɛ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.