# according vs accordingly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### according
*verb · IPA /əˈkɔː.dɪŋ/ · frequency rank #523*
present participle and gerund of accord

### accordingly
*adverb · IPA /əˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ.li/ · frequency rank #6,858*
Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably

## Source
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