Which to use
“abordées” is an adjective and “accordées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,800
- “abordées” frequency rank
- #16,531
- “accordées” frequency rank
- 48331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abordées | accordées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de abordé. | Pluriel de accordée. |
Where the eye mixes abordées and accordées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abordées runs 8 letters (VCVCCVVC) against accordées's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abordées vs accordées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abordées is \a.bɔʁ.de\ while accordées is \a.kɔʁ.de\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abordées is recorded at frequency rank #31,800, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.bɔʁ.de\. accordées is at rank #16,531, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.kɔʁ.de\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48331, this pair ranks #179,769 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abordées vs accordées
Shared letters: adeorsé. Private to "abordées": b. Private to "accordées": c.
"abordées" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "accordées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abordées" for "accordées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "abordées" or "accordées" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abordées" and "accordées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abordées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accordées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,769 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abordées" and "accordées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abordées vs absorbées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #179,769 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.