Which to use
“accordait” and “accordent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,429
- “accordait” frequency rank
- #10,624
- “accordent” frequency rank
- 39053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accordait | accordent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe accorder. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe accorder. |
Where the eye mixes accordait and accordent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. accordait (VCCVCCVVC) and accordent (VCCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: accordait vs accordent
A purely visual mix-up. accordait (\a.kɔʁ.dɛ\) and accordent (\a.kɔʁd\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accordait is recorded at frequency rank #28,429, classified as averb, pronounced \a.kɔʁ.dɛ\. accordent is at rank #10,624, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.kɔʁd\.
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 39053, this pair ranks #250,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accordait vs accordent
Shared letters: acdort. Private to "accordait": i. Private to "accordent": en.
"accordait" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "accordent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "accordait" and "accordent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "accordait" or "accordent" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "accordait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accordent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accordait" and "accordent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accordaient vs accordait". 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 #250,842 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.