accountsvsphotoWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#8,320
“accounts” frequency rank
#13,909
“photo” frequency rank
22229
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature accounts photo
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs account Foto

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set accounts and photo apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
accounts
5 ch
photo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: accounts is averb and photoanoun. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

accounts is recorded at frequency rank #8,320, classified as averb, pronounced […]. photo is at rank #13,909, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 22229, this pair ranks #1,876,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of accounts vs photo

Shared letters: ot. Private to "accounts": acnsu. Private to "photo": hp.

"accounts" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCC  ·  "photo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • accountsacconuts · accounnts · accounst · accountss · accountts · accoutns · accuonts · acocunts
  • photohpoto · phhoto · phoot · photto · phtoo · pohto · pphoto

Frequency comparison

accounts#8,320
photo#13,909

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "accounts" and "photo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "accounts" is a verb and "photo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "accounts" or "photo"?
"accounts" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,320 in our German list, against #13,909 for "photo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering accounts vs photo

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “accounts”; for a noun, it's “photo”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “accounts” 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list