# accountant vs accounting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### accountant
*noun · IPA /əˈkaʊn.tənt/ · frequency rank #10,158*
One who renders account; one accountable.

### accounting
*verb · IPA /əˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,346*
present participle and gerund of account

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