# accounting

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,346

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of account

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

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`acconuting`, `accounitng`, `accounnting`, `accountign`, `accountingg`, `accountinng`, `accountnig`, `accountting`, `accoutning`, `accuonting`, `acocunting`, `acounting`, `cacounting`

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