# accounting vs amounting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### amounting
*verb · IPA /əˈmaʊntɪŋ/ · frequency rank #24,980*
present participle and gerund of amount

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