Which to use
“accordes” and “accords” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,715
- “accordes” frequency rank
- #3,656
- “accords” frequency rank
- 46371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accordes | accords |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de accorde. | Conventions préliminaires d’un mariage. |
Where the eye mixes accordes and accords
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. accordes runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against accords's 7 (VCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: accordes vs accords
A purely visual mix-up. accordes (\a.kɔʁd\) and accords (\a.kɔʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accordes is recorded at frequency rank #42,715, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.kɔʁd\. accords is at rank #3,656, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.kɔʁ\.
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 46371, this pair ranks #195,500 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accordes vs accords
Shared letters: acdors. Private to "accordes": e. Private to "accords": -.
"accordes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "accords" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "accordes" and "accords" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "accordes" vs "accords" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "accordes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accords" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,500 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accordes" and "accords" 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 #195,500 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.