Which to use
“accordent” is a verb and “accordes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,624
- “accordent” frequency rank
- #42,715
- “accordes” frequency rank
- 53339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accordent | accordes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe accorder. | Pluriel de accorde. |
Same sound, different letters: accordent vs accordes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. accordent runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against accordes's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - accordent and accordes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: accordent and accordes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.kɔʁd\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, 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 53339, 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\. accordes is at rank #42,715, tagged as anoun, 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 53339, this pair ranks #141,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accordent vs accordes
Shared letters: acdeor. Private to "accordent": nt. Private to "accordes": s.
"accordent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "accordes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "accordent" for "accordes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "accordent" vs "accordes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "accordent" / "accordes". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "accordent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accordes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accordent" and "accordes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accordes vs accordons". 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 #141,406 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.