Which to use
“accordé” is a noun and “accorder” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,904
- “accordé” frequency rank
- #4,458
- “accorder” frequency rank
- 9362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accordé | accorder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qu’engage un accord réciproque en vue du mariage. | Mettre d’accord. |
Same sound, different letters: accordé vs accorder
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. accordé runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against accorder's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - accordé / accorder
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: accordé and accorder carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.kɔʁ.de\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accordé is recorded at frequency rank #4,904, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.kɔʁ.de\. accorder is at rank #4,458, 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 9362, this pair ranks #416,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of accordé vs accorder
Shared letters: acdor. Private to "accordé": é. Private to "accorder": e.
"accordé" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "accorder" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- accorder ← accodrer · accordder · accorderr · accordre · accoredr · accorrder · accroder · acocrder
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "accordé" and "accorder" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "accordé" or "accorder" show up more?
Useful next steps
"accordé" and "accorder" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "accordé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accorder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accordé" and "accorder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accolé vs accordé". 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 #416,932 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.