accompanied

/əˈkʌmpəniːd/

//əˈkʌmpəniːd// verb

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

The verdict

“accompanied” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #4,647 in English word frequency and used as a verb.

#4,647
frequency rank, English
11
letters
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - simple past and past participle of accompany

Key facts for accompanied
PropertyValue
Headwordaccompanied
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈkʌmpəniːd/
Letters11
Frequency rank#4,647
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “accompanied” 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). accompanied lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for accompanied is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˈkʌmpəniːd/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,647 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "simple past and past participle of accompany".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for accompanied, with forms such as "accmopanied", "accomapnied", and "accommpanied". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is accompanied, spelled A-C-C-O-M-P-A-N-I-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of accompany

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: accmopanied,accomapnied,accommpanied,accompained,accompaneid,accompanide,accompaniedd,accompannied,accompnaied,accomppanied,accopmanied,acocmpanied,acompanied,cacompanied

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

accmopanied2accomapnied2accommpanied1accompained2accompaneid2accompanide2accompaniedd1accompannied1
Edit distance from "accompanied"

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 "accompanied"?
"accompanied" is spelled A-C-C-O-M-P-A-N-I-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈkʌmpəniːd/.
What does "accompanied" mean?
As a verb, "accompanied" means: simple past and past participle of accompany
What are common misspellings of "accompanied"?
Common misspellings include "accmopanied", "accomapnied", "accommpanied", "accompained", "accompaneid". The correct spelling is "accompanied".
How do you pronounce "accompanied"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accompanied" is /əˈkʌmpəniːd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "accompanied" come from?
"accompanied" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “accompanied”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is A-C-C-O-M-P-A-N-I-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /əˈkʌmpəniːd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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