accommodation
/əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/
"accommodation" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“accommodation” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,430. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,430
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or students, etc.
Corpus desk
Index EN-accommodation · accommodation · English
accommodation · rank #6,430 · 16 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,430
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH achievements
Nearest frequency peer: achievements (+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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “accommodation”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- valued
valued
93,574 corpus weight
- wounds
wounds
93,573 corpus weight
- accommodati…
accommodation
93,571 corpus weight
- achievements
achievements
93,570 corpus weight
- addressing
addressing
93,569 corpus weight
- adorable
adorable
93,568 corpus weight
What this shows “accommodation” 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).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | accommodation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #6,430 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “accommodation”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around accommodation (IPA /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,430 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for accommodation, with forms such as "accmomodation", "accommdoation", and "accommoadtion". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "accommodations", "accommodating", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French accommodation, from Latin accommodātiō (“adjustment, accommodation, compliance”), from accommodō (“adapt, put in order”). Superficially accommodate + -ion. The sense of "lodging" was first attested in 1600. The correct English form is accommodation, spelled A-C-C-O-M-M-O-D-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or students, etc.
- 2Adaptation or adjustment.
- 3Adaptation or adjustment.
- 4Adaptation or adjustment.
- 5Adaptation or adjustment.
- 6Adaptation or adjustment.
- 7Adaptation or adjustment.
- 8Adaptation or adjustment.
- 9Adaptation or adjustment.
- 10Adaptation or adjustment.
- 11Adaptation or adjustment.
- 12Adaptation or adjustment.
- 13The place where sediments can make, or have made, a sedimentation.
- 14Modification(s) to make one's way of communicating similar to others involved in a conversation or discourse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how accommodation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I have booked the accommodation for my trip to Paris.
So, it's settled. I'm going to Penzance. Hooray! I've even booked my accommodation.
Etymology
From French accommodation, from Latin accommodātiō (“adjustment, accommodation, compliance”), from accommodō (“adapt, put in order”). Superficially accommodate + -ion. The sense of "lodging" was first attested in 1600.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- accmomodation
- accommdoation
- accommoadtion
- accommodaiton
- accommodasion
- accommodatino
- accommodationn
- accommodatoin
- accommodattion
- accommoddation
- accommodtaion
- accomodation
- accomomdation
- acocmmodation
- acommodation
- cacommodation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of accommodation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
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