accounting

/əˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/

//əˈkaʊn.tɪŋ// verb

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"accounting" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“accounting” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,346. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,346
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of account

Corpus desk

Index EN-accounting · accounting · English

accounting · rank #4,346 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,346
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH wisdom

Nearest frequency peer: wisdom (-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 “accounting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “accounting” 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).

accounting vs amounting
80% similar
accounting vs accountant
80% similar

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

Key facts for accounting
PropertyValue
Headwordaccounting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#4,346
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “accounting”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).accountinglands 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 “wisdom” (#4,345), “alien” (#4,347), “warriors” (#4,344). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “accounting” is #4,346. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around accounting (IPA /əˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,346 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of account".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for accounting, with forms such as "acconuting", "accounitng", and "accounnting". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "amounting", "accountant", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: * First attested in the late 14th century. * account + -ing The correct English form is accounting, spelled A-C-C-O-U-N-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of account

Etymology

* First attested in the late 14th century. * account + -ing

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acconuting
  • accounitng
  • accounnting
  • accountign
  • accountingg
  • accountinng
  • accountnig
  • accountting
  • accoutning
  • accuonting
  • acocunting
  • acounting
  • cacounting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acconuting2accounitng2accounnting1accountign2accountingg1accountinng1accountnig2accountting1
Edit distance from "accounting"

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 "accounting"?
"accounting" is spelled A-C-C-O-U-N-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/.
What does "accounting" mean?
As a verb, "accounting" means: present participle and gerund of account
What words are commonly confused with "accounting"?
"accounting" is commonly confused with "amounting", "accountant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "accounting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accounting" is /əˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/. 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 "accounting"?
* First attested in the late 14th century. * account + -ing 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 "accounting", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list