Which to use
“accommodating” is an adjective and “accommodations” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,825
- “accommodating” frequency rank
- #15,318
- “accommodations” frequency rank
- 36143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accommodating | accommodations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful. | accommodation, lodging |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set accommodating and accommodations apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
accommodating and accommodations form a confusable pair in the English index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accommodating is recorded at frequency rank #20,825, classified as anadj, pronounced /əˈkɒm.əˌdeɪ.tɪŋ/. accommodations is at rank #15,318, tagged as anoun.
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 36143, this pair ranks #305,798 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering accommodating vs accommodations
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “accommodating”; for a noun, it's “accommodations”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “accommodating” entry
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