accounts

/əˈkaʊnts/

//əˈkaʊnts// noun

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"accounts" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“accounts” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,885. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,885
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of account

Corpus desk

Index EN-accounts · accounts · English

accounts · rank #1,885 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,885
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH wine

Nearest frequency peer: wine (-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 “accounts”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “accounts” 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).

accounts vs amounts
75% similar
accounts vs account
88% similar
accounts vs accents
75% similar

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

Key facts for accounts
PropertyValue
Headwordaccounts
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈkaʊnts/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,885
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “accounts”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).accountslands 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 “wine” (#1,884), “Angeles” (#1,886), “web” (#1,883). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “accounts” is #1,885. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around accounts (IPA /əˈkaʊnts/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,885 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of account".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for accounts, with forms such as "acconuts", "accounnts", and "accounst". 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 also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "amounts", "account", "accents", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is accounts, spelled A-C-C-O-U-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of account

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acconuts
  • accounnts
  • accounst
  • accountss
  • accountts
  • accoutns
  • accuonts
  • acocunts
  • acounts
  • cacounts

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of accounts - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acconuts2accounnts1accounst2accountss1accountts1accoutns2accuonts2acocunts2
Edit distance from "accounts"

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 "accounts"?
"accounts" is spelled A-C-C-O-U-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈkaʊnts/.
What does "accounts" mean?
As a noun, "accounts" means: plural of account
What words are commonly confused with "accounts"?
"accounts" is commonly confused with "amounts", "account", "accents". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "accounts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accounts" is /əˈkaʊnts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "accounts" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "accounts", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

audience#1,888teachers#1,882strategy#1,881religion#1,877

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Angeles10 variantsordered10 variantsfigures10 variantsforever10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list