accorderavsaccordesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: accordera is a verb, accordes is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“accordera” is a verb and “accordes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#33,534
“accordera” frequency rank
#42,715
“accordes” frequency rank
76249
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature accordera accordes
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe accorder. Pluriel de accorde.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set accordera and accordes apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
accordera
8 ch
accordes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: accordera is \a.kɔʁ.də.ʁa\ while accordes is \a.kɔʁd\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

accordera is recorded at frequency rank #33,534, classified as averb, pronounced \a.kɔʁ.də.ʁa\. 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 76249, this pair ranks #31,666 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of accordera vs accordes

Shared letters: acdeor. Private to "accordera": -. Private to "accordes": s.

"accordera" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "accordes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • accorderaaccodrera · accorddera · accordear · accorderra · accordrea · accoredra · accorrdera · accrodera
  • accordesaccodres · accorddes · accordess · accordse · accoreds · accorrdes · accrodes · acocrdes

Frequency comparison

accordera#33,534
accordes#42,715

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "accordera" and "accordes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "accordera" is a verb and "accordes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "accordera" or "accordes"?
"accordera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,534 in our French list, against #42,715 for "accordes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering accordera vs accordes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “accordera”; for a noun, it's “accordes”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “accordera” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list