accessit
noun
accessit is spelled A-C-C-E-S-S-I-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, accessit means “An honorable mention in an academic contest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of accessit is accessits.
How many letters and syllables are in accessit?
| Letters | 8: A-C-C-E-S-S-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is accessit?
Accessit appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of accessit
- accessits plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does accessit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An honorable mention in an academic contest.
- 2
A vote in the election of a pope.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Accessit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense honorable mention in an academic contest:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | accessit |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does accessit come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin accessit (“he came near”), from accēdō (“approach”) + -it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).