Which to use
“accompagna” and “accompagner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,146
- “accompagna” frequency rank
- #3,890
- “accompagner” frequency rank
- 41036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accompagna | accompagner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe accompagner. | Aller de compagnie avec quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes accompagna and accompagner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between accompagna and accompagner
A purely visual mix-up. accompagna (\a.kɔ̃.pa.ɲa\) and accompagner (\a.kɔ̃.pa.ɲe\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accompagna is recorded at frequency rank #37,146, classified as averb, pronounced \a.kɔ̃.pa.ɲa\. accompagner is at rank #3,890, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.kɔ̃.pa.ɲe\.
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 41036, this pair ranks #236,035 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accompagna vs accompagner
Shared letters: acgmnop. Private to "accompagna": -. Private to "accompagner": er.
"accompagna" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV · "accompagner" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- accompagna ← accmopagna · accomapgna · accommpagna · accompagan · accompaggna · accompagnna · accompanga · accompgana
- accompagner ← accmopagner · accomapgner · accommpagner · accompagenr · accompaggner · accompagnerr · accompagnner · accompagnre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "accompagna" for "accompagner" ever safe?
Frequency check: "accompagna" vs "accompagner" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "accompagna" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accompagner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,035 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accompagna" and "accompagner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accompagna vs accompagnez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #236,035 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.