accoll

verb

"accoll" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“accoll” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To embrace; cling to.

Key facts for accoll
PropertyValue
Headwordaccoll
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “accoll” sits in English frequency

accoll falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for accoll is 6 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "To embrace; cling to.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for accoll in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English acolen, from Old French acoler (whence modern French accoler), from Latin ad- + collum (“neck”). The correct English form is accoll, spelled A-C-C-O-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    To embrace; cling to.

Etymology

From Middle English acolen, from Old French acoler (whence modern French accoler), from Latin ad- + collum (“neck”).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "accoll"?
"accoll" is spelled A-C-C-O-L-L.
What does "accoll" mean?
As a verb, "accoll" means: To embrace; cling to.
What is the origin of the word "accoll"?
From Middle English acolen, from Old French acoler (whence modern French accoler), from Latin ad- + collum (“neck”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “accoll”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-C-C-O-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list