# account vs accounted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### account
*noun · IPA /əˈkaʊnt/ · frequency rank #616*
A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.

### accounted
*verb · IPA /əˈkaʊntɪd/ · frequency rank #9,278*
simple past and past participle of account

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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