Which to use
“raccord” and “record” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,587
- “raccord” frequency rank
- #2,244
- “record” frequency rank
- 29831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raccord | record |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Liaison, ajustage de parties séparées ou dissemblables, ou qui faisaient disparate. | Exploit sportif dépassant tout ce qui a été fait précédemment dans le même genre, et officiellement constaté. |
Where the eye mixes raccord and record
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. raccord runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against record's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: raccord vs record
A purely visual mix-up. raccord (\ʁa.kɔʁ\) and record (\ʁə.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 29831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raccord is recorded at frequency rank #27,587, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.kɔʁ\. record is at rank #2,244, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.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 29831, this pair ranks #314,188 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raccord vs record
Shared letters: cdor. Private to "raccord": a. Private to "record": e.
"raccord" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "record" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raccord" for "record" ever safe?
Frequency check: "raccord" vs "record" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "raccord" and "record" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raccord" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "record" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #314,188 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raccord" and "record" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raccord vs raccorder". 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 #314,188 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.