accommodevsaccommoderWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“accommode” and “accommoder” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,623
“accommode” frequency rank
#22,150
“accommoder” frequency rank
61773
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature accommode accommoder
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe accommoder. Donner, procurer de la commodité.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set accommode and accommoder apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
accommode
10 ch
accommoder

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. accommode (\a.kɔ.mɔd\) and accommoder (\a.kɔ.mɔ.de\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “accommode” sits inside “accommoder”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

accommode is recorded at frequency rank #39,623, classified as averb, pronounced \a.kɔ.mɔd\. accommoder is at rank #22,150, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.kɔ.mɔ.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 61773, this pair ranks #90,522 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of accommode vs accommoder

Shared letters: acdemo. Private to "accommode": -. Private to "accommoder": r.

"accommode" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "accommoder" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • accommodeaccmomode · accommdoe · accommodde · accommoed · accomode · accomomde · acocmmode · acommode
  • accommoderaccmomoder · accommdoer · accommodder · accommoderr · accommodre · accommoedr · accomoder · accomomder

Frequency comparison

accommode#39,623
accommoder#22,150

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "accommode" and "accommoder" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\a.kɔ.mɔd\ versus \a.kɔ.mɔ.de\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "accommode" or "accommoder"?
"accommoder" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,150 in our French list, against #39,623 for "accommode". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering accommode vs accommoder

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “accommode” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list