Which to use
“discord” is an adjective and “discorde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,541
- “discord” frequency rank
- #21,287
- “discorde” frequency rank
- 45828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | discord | discorde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qualifie un instrument de musique qui est mal accordé. | Dissentiment violent et durable entre deux ou plusieurs personnes qui les porte à l’inimitié, à la haine. |
Where the eye mixes discord and discorde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. discord runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against discorde's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: discord vs discorde
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: discord is \dis.kɔʁ\ while discorde is \dis.kɔʁd\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “discord” sits inside “discorde”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
discord is recorded at frequency rank #24,541, classified as anadj, pronounced \dis.kɔʁ\. discorde is at rank #21,287, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dis.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 45828, this pair ranks #199,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of discord vs discorde
Shared letters: cdiors. Private to "discord": -. Private to "discorde": e.
"discord" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "discorde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "discord" for "discorde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "discord" vs "discorde" - 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 "discord" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "discorde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "discord" and "discorde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disco vs discord". 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 #199,710 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.