# accountancy

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈkaʊnt.ən.si/ · frequency rank #25,266

## Definitions
1. The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports referred to as financial statements, including bookkeeping, systems design, analysis and interpretation of accounting information.
2. A company or organisation that performs such a function.

## Etymology
From account + -ancy.

## Easily confused with
- **accountant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/accountancy-vs-accountant)

## Common misspellings (15)
`acconutancy`, `accounatncy`, `accounntancy`, `accountacny`, `accountanccy`, `accountancyy`, `accountanncy`, `accountanyc`, `accountnacy`, `accounttancy`, `accoutnancy`, `accuontancy`, `acocuntancy`, `acountancy`, `cacountancy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/accountancy