Which to use
“accorda” is a verb and “accordée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,385
- “accorda” frequency rank
- #6,458
- “accordée” frequency rank
- 40843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accorda | accordée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe accorder. | Femme accordée en mariage. |
Where the eye mixes accorda and accordée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. accorda runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against accordée's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: accorda vs accordée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: accorda is \a.kɔʁ.da\ while accordée 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accorda is recorded at frequency rank #34,385, classified as averb, pronounced \a.kɔʁ.da\. accordée is at rank #6,458, 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 40843, this pair ranks #237,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accorda vs accordée
Shared letters: acdor. Private to "accorda": -. Private to "accordée": eé.
"accorda" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "accordée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- accorda ← accodra · accorad · accordda · accorrda · accroda · acocrda · acorda · cacorda
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "accorda" and "accordée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "accorda" or "accordée"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "accorda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accordée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accorda" and "accordée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accorda vs Accra". 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 #237,476 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.