concordance

\kɔ̃.kɔʁ.dɑ̃s\

/\kɔ̃.kɔʁ.dɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“concordance” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,107. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,107
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fait que diverses choses vont bien ensemble ; accord entre les choses ; conformité ; analogie ; correspondance.

Corpus desk

Index FR-concordance · concordance · French

concordance · rank #28,107 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,107
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH comestible

Nearest frequency peer: comestible (-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 « concordance »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « concordance » 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).

concordance vs concordantes
83% similar

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

Key facts for concordance
PropertyValue
Headwordconcordance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.kɔʁ.dɑ̃s\
Letters11
Frequency rank#28,107
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « concordance »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « comestible » (#28,106), « confisquer » (#28,108), « comblée » (#28,105). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « concordance » est au #28,107. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around concordance (IPA \kɔ̃.kɔʁ.dɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,107 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for concordance, with forms such as "cconcordance", "cnocordance", and "cocnordance". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "concordantes", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is concordance, spelled C-O-N-C-O-R-D-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fait que diverses choses vont bien ensemble ; accord entre les choses ; conformité ; analogie ; correspondance.
  2. 2
    Emploi du même mot dans divers versets de la Bible.
  3. 3
    Index alphabétique qui contient tous les mots d’une œuvre ou d’un auteur.
  4. 4
    Accord des mots les uns avec les autres, suivant les règles de la syntaxe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La pendule de la cheminée et ma montre sont mises en concordance pour la comparaison du moment de départ et du moment d’arrivée.
  2. Le secret des chefs-d’œuvre est là, dans la concordance du sujet et du tempérament de l’auteur.

Synonyms

accordcorrespondance

This word in other languages

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconcordance
  • cnocordance
  • cocnordance
  • conccordance
  • concodrance
  • concoradnce
  • concordacne
  • concordancce
  • concordanec
  • concordannce
  • concorddance
  • concordnace
  • concorrdance
  • concrodance
  • conncordance
  • conocrdance
  • ocncordance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconcordance1cnocordance2cocnordance2conccordance1concodrance2concoradnce2concordacne2concordancce1
Edit distance from "concordance"

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 "concordance"?
"concordance" is spelled C-O-N-C-O-R-D-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.kɔʁ.dɑ̃s\.
What does "concordance" mean?
As a noun, "concordance" means: Fait que diverses choses vont bien ensemble ; accord entre les choses ; conformité ; analogie ; correspondance.
What words are commonly confused with "concordance"?
"concordance" is commonly confused with "concordantes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "concordance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "concordance" is \kɔ̃.kɔʁ.dɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "concordance" come from?
"concordance" 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 "concordance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

conglomérat#28,111contenaient#28,114chocolatine#28,098corresponde#28,117

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

contrecarrer17 variantsabsentéisme17 variantsthéoriciens17 variantsmodestement17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list