acceptance

Name: acceptance, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/əkˈsɛp.təns/

//əkˈsɛp.təns// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“acceptance” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,469. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,469
frequency rank, English: 3,931
“A” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.

Corpus desk

Index EN-acceptance · acceptance · English

acceptance · rank #5,469 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-COMMON #5,469
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 3,931
PHOTO-FINISH WA

Nearest frequency peer: WA (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

unfair

94,536
villages

94,535
WA

94,533
acceptance

94,532
annually

94,529
apologize

94,528

What this shows “acceptance” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

acceptance vs acceptable

80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for acceptance
Property	Value
Headword	acceptance
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/əkˈsɛp.təns/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#5,469
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “acceptance”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).acceptancelands here:

#5,469

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “WA” (#5,468), “villages” (#5,466), “annually” (#5,472). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “acceptance” is #5,469. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around acceptance (IPA /əkˈsɛp.təns/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,469 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for acceptance, with forms such as "accepatnce", "accepptance", and "acceptacne". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "acceptable", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin accipiō Latin acceptārelbor. Old Fr… The correct English form is acceptance, spelled A-C-C-E-P-T-A-N-C-E.

Definition

1
The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
2
An instance of that act.
3
Belief in something; agreement, assent.
4
The state of being accepted.
5
The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression.
6
An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance; the bill of exchange itself when accepted.
7
An agreeing to the action, proposals, or terms of another by some act which results in the conclusion of a legally binding contract; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking of possession of a thing as owner.
8
The act of an authorized representative of the government by which the government assents to ownership of existing and identified supplies, or approves specific services rendered, as partial or complete performance of a contract.
9
A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.
10
Synonym of etendue.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how acceptance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc.
All the flockes of Kedar shall be gathered together vnto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister vnto thee: they shall come vp with acceptance on mine altar, and I wil glorifie the house of my glory.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin accipiō Latin acceptārelbor. Old French accepterder. Middle French acceptanceder. English acceptance * First attested in 1574. From Middle French acceptance, from Old French accepter (“accept”). Equivalent to accept + -ance.

Synonyms

accepting receiving reception approval acceptableness assent

This word in other languages

aceptación(Español)acceptation(Français)Annahme(Deutsch)aceitação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

accepatnce
accepptance
acceptacne
acceptancce
acceptanec
acceptannce
acceptence
acceptnace
accepttance
accetpance
accpetance
acecptance
aceptance
caceptance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of acceptance - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "acceptance"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acceptance"?

"acceptance" is spelled A-C-C-E-P-T-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /əkˈsɛp.təns/.

What does "acceptance" mean?

As a noun, "acceptance" means: The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.

What words are commonly confused with "acceptance"?

"acceptance" is commonly confused with "acceptable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "acceptance"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acceptance" is /əkˈsɛp.təns/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "acceptance"?

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "acceptance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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