Which to use
“accordent” and “accordera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,624
- “accordent” frequency rank
- #33,534
- “accordera” frequency rank
- 44158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accordent | accordera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe accorder. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe accorder. |
Where the eye mixes accordent and accordera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. accordent (VCCVCCVCC) and accordera (VCCVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses accordent with accordera
A purely visual mix-up. accordent (\a.kɔʁd\) and accordera (\a.kɔʁ.də.ʁa\) 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 44158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accordent is recorded at frequency rank #10,624, classified as averb, pronounced \a.kɔʁd\. accordera is at rank #33,534, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.kɔʁ.də.ʁa\.
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 44158, this pair ranks #212,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accordent vs accordera
Shared letters: acdeor. Private to "accordent": nt. Private to "accordera": -.
"accordent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "accordera" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "accordent" for "accordera" ever safe?
Which is more common, "accordent" or "accordera"?
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 "accordent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accordera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accordent" and "accordera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accordera vs accordes". 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 #212,603 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.