accordance

\a.kɔʁ.dɑ̃s\

/\a.kɔʁ.dɑ̃s\/ noun

The verdict

“accordance” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accord.

Corpus desk

Index FR-accordance · accordance · French

accordance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for accordance
PropertyValue
Headwordaccordance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.kɔʁ.dɑ̃s\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « accordance » en français

accordancereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

accordance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.kɔʁ.dɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

accordance has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is accordance, spelled A-C-C-O-R-D-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accord.
  2. 2
    Accord, convention de paix.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Puis, enflant la voix pour se donner de la majesté, il ajouta : « Mais je jure Dieu que si je suis encore en vie l’an prochain, j’irai envahir les Flamands et n’aurai avec eux nulle accordance qu’ils ne s’abandonnent en tout à ma volonté. »

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "accordance"?
"accordance" is spelled A-C-C-O-R-D-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.kɔʁ.dɑ̃s\.
What does "accordance" mean?
As a noun, "accordance" means: Accord.
How do you pronounce "accordance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accordance" is \a.kɔʁ.dɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "accordance" come from?
"accordance" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list