accomplishment

/əˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt/

//əˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt// noun

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"accomplishment" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“accomplishment” has 21 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,333. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,333
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.

Corpus desk

Index EN-accomplishment · accomplishment · English

accomplishment · rank #11,333 · 21 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #11,333
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH abuses

Nearest frequency peer: abuses (-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 “accomplishment”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “accomplishment” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

accomplishment vs accomplishments
93% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for accomplishment
PropertyValue
Headwordaccomplishment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt/
Letters14
Frequency rank#11,333
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “accomplishment”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).accomplishmentlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “abuses” (#11,332), “aide” (#11,335), “Zen” (#11,330). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “accomplishment” is #11,333. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around accomplishment (IPA /əˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,333 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for accomplishment, with forms such as "accmoplishment", "accomlpishment", and "accommplishment". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "accomplishments", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: * First attested in the early 15th century. * (completes, perfects, equips): First attested around 1600. * accomplish + -ment * Borrowed from French accomplissement, from accomplir The correct English form is accomplishment, spelled A-C-C-O-M-P-L-I-S-H-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
  2. 2
    That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
  3. 3
    Something accomplished; an achievement.
  4. 4
    The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc
  2. I’ll make a proof how I advance in / My new accomplishment of dancing.

Etymology

* First attested in the early 15th century. * (completes, perfects, equips): First attested around 1600. * accomplish + -ment * Borrowed from French accomplissement, from accomplir

This word in other languages

logro(Español)accomplissement(Français)Vollendung(Deutsch)realização(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accmoplishment
  • accomlpishment
  • accommplishment
  • accompilshment
  • accomplihsment
  • accomplishemnt
  • accomplishhment
  • accomplishmennt
  • accomplishmentt
  • accomplishmetn
  • accomplishmment
  • accomplishmnet
  • accomplismhent
  • accomplisshment
  • accompllishment
  • accomplsihment
  • accompplishment
  • accopmlishment
  • acocmplishment
  • acomplishment
  • cacomplishment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of accomplishment - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

accmoplishment2accomlpishment2accommplishment1accompilshment2accomplihsment2accomplishemnt2accomplishhment1accomplishmennt1
Edit distance from "accomplishment"

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 "accomplishment"?
"accomplishment" is spelled A-C-C-O-M-P-L-I-S-H-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt/.
What does "accomplishment" mean?
As a noun, "accomplishment" means: The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
What words are commonly confused with "accomplishment"?
"accomplishment" is commonly confused with "accomplishments". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "accomplishment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accomplishment" is /əˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt/. 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 "accomplishment"?
* First attested in the early 15th century. * (completes, perfects, equips): First attested around 1600. * accomplish + -ment * Borrowed from French accomplissement, from accomplir 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 "accomplishment", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

unpredictable21 variantsenlightenment21 variantsconfrontation21 variantsacknowledging21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list