accorder

\a.kɔʁ.de\

/\a.kɔʁ.de\/ verb

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The verdict

“accorder” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #4,458 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#4,458
frequency rank, French
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mettre d’accord.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

accorder vs accords
75% similar
accorder vs accordez
88% similar
accorder vs accoster
75% similar

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

Key facts for accorder
PropertyValue
Headwordaccorder
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.kɔʁ.de\
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,458
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “accorder” 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). accorder lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for accorder is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.kɔʁ.de\. Corpus data places it at rank #4,458 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for accorder, with forms such as "accodrer", "accordder", and "accorderr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "accords", "accordez", "accoster", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is accorder, spelled A-C-C-O-R-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre d’accord.
  2. 2
    Ne pas rejeter ce qu'on vous propose, ne pas refuser ce qui est demandé ; reconnaître pour vrai.
  3. 3
    Concilier de façon à ôter l’apparence de contradiction.
  4. 4
    Convenir.
  5. 5
    Établir la justesse d’un instrument de musique grâce à un diapason, selon le rapport exact entre les notes de la gamme tempérée.
  6. 6
    Mettre plusieurs instruments au même diapason.
  7. 7
    Assortir les couleurs et les nuances de manière à produire un effet harmonieux.
  8. 8
    Octroyer ; concéder.
  9. 9
    Mettre entre les mots d'une même phrase la concordance que prescrit la syntaxe.
  10. 10
    Joindre, c'est en montant les pièces de marbre, les faire affleurer, les faire joindre avant de les polir.
  11. 11
    Se mettre d'accord ; s'entendre sur un sujet.
  12. 12
    Se fiancer.

Synonyms

accepterajusterconcéderharmoniseroctroyer

Antonyms

refuser

This word in other languages

attune(English)acordar(Español)stimmen(Deutsch)concordar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: accodrer,accordder,accorderr,accordre,accoredr,accorrder,accroder,acocrder,acorder,cacorder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

accodrer2accordder1accorderr1accordre2accoredr2accorrder1accroder2acocrder2
Edit distance from "accorder"

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 "accorder"?
"accorder" is spelled A-C-C-O-R-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.kɔʁ.de\.
What does "accorder" mean?
As a verb, "accorder" means: Mettre d’accord.
What words are commonly confused with "accorder"?
"accorder" is commonly confused with "accords", "accordez", "accoster". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "accorder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accorder" is \a.kɔʁ.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "accorder" come from?
"accorder" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “accorder”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-C-C-O-R-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.kɔʁ.de\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “accords” - see the side-by-side comparison. accorder vs accords
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list