Which to use
“accorda” and “accordez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,385
- “accorda” frequency rank
- #29,621
- “accordez” frequency rank
- 64006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accorda | accordez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe accorder. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe accorder. |
Where the eye mixes accorda and accordez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses accorda with accordez
A purely visual mix-up. accorda (\a.kɔʁ.da\) and accordez (\a.kɔʁ.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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64006, 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\. accordez is at rank #29,621, tagged as averb, 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 64006, this pair ranks #79,136 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of accorda vs accordez
Shared letters: acdor. Private to "accorda": -. Private to "accordez": ez.
"accorda" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "accordez" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "accorda" and "accordez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "accorda" vs "accordez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "accorda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accordez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,136 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accorda" and "accordez" 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 #79,136 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.