Which to use
“accounts” and “amounts” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,885
- “accounts” frequency rank
- #3,540
- “amounts” frequency rank
- 5425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accounts | amounts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of account | plural of amount |
Where the eye mixes accounts and amounts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. accounts (/əˈkaʊnts/) and amounts (/əˈmaʊnts/) 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 5425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accounts is recorded at frequency rank #1,885, classified as anoun, pronounced /əˈkaʊnts/. amounts is at rank #3,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced /əˈmaʊnts/.
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 5425, this pair ranks #515,374 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of accounts vs amounts
Shared letters: anostu. Private to "accounts": c. Private to "amounts": m.
"accounts" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCC · "amounts" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCC