Which to use
“accounted” and “amounted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,278
- “accounted” frequency rank
- #14,266
- “amounted” frequency rank
- 23544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accounted | amounted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of account | simple past and past participle of amount |
Where the eye mixes accounted and amounted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. accounted runs 9 letters (VCCVVCCVC) against amounted's 8 (VCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses accounted with amounted
A purely visual mix-up. accounted (/əˈkaʊntɪd/) and amounted (/əˈmaʊntɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accounted is recorded at frequency rank #9,278, classified as averb, pronounced /əˈkaʊntɪd/. amounted is at rank #14,266, tagged as averb, pronounced /əˈmaʊntɪd/.
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 23544, this pair ranks #408,542 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of accounted vs amounted
Shared letters: adenotu. Private to "accounted": c. Private to "amounted": m.
"accounted" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC · "amounted" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "accounted" and "amounted" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "accounted" or "amounted" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "accounted" and "amounted" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "accounted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amounted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,542 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accounted" and "amounted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accosted vs accounted". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #408,542 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.