accommodate

/əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/

//əˈkɒməˌdeɪt// verb

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"accommodate" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“accommodate” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,857
frequency rank, English
35,202
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.

Corpus desk

Index EN-accommodate · accommodate · English

accommodate · rank #6,857 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,857
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 35,202
  • PHOTO-FINISH abandon

Nearest frequency peer: abandon (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “accommodate”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “accommodate” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for accommodate
PropertyValue
Headwordaccommodate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/
Letters11
Frequency rank#6,857
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “accommodate” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). accommodate lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around accommodate (IPA /əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,857 among 35,202 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for accommodate, with forms such as "accmomodate", "accommdoate", and "accommoadte". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: 1530s, borrowed from Latin accommodātus, perfect passive participle of accommodō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + commodō (“to provide, lend; to make fit, accommodate”), from con- + modus (… The correct English form is accommodate, spelled A-C-C-O-M-M-O-D-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.
  2. 2
    To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.
  3. 3
    To provide housing for.
  4. 4
    To provide sufficient space for.
  5. 5
    To contain comfortably; to have space for.
  6. 6
    To provide with something desired, needed, or convenient.
  7. 7
    To do a favor or service for; to oblige.
  8. 8
    To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.
  9. 9
    To give consideration to; to allow for.
  10. 10
    To adapt oneself; to be conformable or adapted; become adjusted.
  11. 11
    To change focal length in order to focus at a different distance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. to accommodate ourselves to circumstances
  2. IT is an old Obſervation, which has been made of Politicians who would rather ingratiate themſelves with their Sovereign, than promote his real Service, that they accommodate their Counſels to his Inclinations, and adviſe him to ſuch Actions only as his Heart is naturally ſet upon.

Etymology

1530s, borrowed from Latin accommodātus, perfect passive participle of accommodō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + commodō (“to provide, lend; to make fit, accommodate”), from con- + modus (“measure, proportion, limit”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix) (see English mode).

Antonyms

discommodate

This word in other languages

acomodar(Español)héberger(Français)machen(Deutsch)acomodar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accmomodate
  • accommdoate
  • accommoadte
  • accommodaet
  • accommodatte
  • accommoddate
  • accommodtae
  • accomodate
  • accomomdate
  • acocmmodate
  • acommodate
  • cacommodate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

accmomodate2accommdoate2accommoadte2accommodaet2accommodatte1accommoddate1accommodtae2accomodate1
Edit distance from "accommodate"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "accommodate"?
"accommodate" is spelled A-C-C-O-M-M-O-D-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/.
What does "accommodate" mean?
As a verb, "accommodate" means: To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.
What are common misspellings of "accommodate"?
Common misspellings include "accmomodate", "accommdoate", "accommoadte", "accommodaet", "accommodatte". The correct spelling is "accommodate".
How do you pronounce "accommodate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accommodate" is /əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/. 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 "accommodate"?
1530s, borrowed from Latin accommodātus, perfect passive participle of accommodō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + commodō (“to provide, lend; to make fit, accommodate”), from con-... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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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