accredit

/əˈkɹɛd.ɪt/

//əˈkɹɛd.ɪt// verb

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

The verdict

“accredit” is uncommon English (frequency #82,021 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,021
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To ascribe; attribute; credit with.

Corpus desk

Index EN-accredit · accredit · English

accredit · rank #82,021 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,021
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH accelerant

Nearest frequency peer: accelerant (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Long-tail ranks near “accredit”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “accredit” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for accredit
PropertyValue
Headwordaccredit
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈkɹɛd.ɪt/
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,021
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “accredit” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).accreditfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “accelerant” (#82,020), “academe” (#82,019), “adducts” (#82,024). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “accredit” is #82,021. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

accredit is uncommon English at frequency #82,021 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /əˈkɹɛd.ɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for accredit, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: * First attested in the 1610s. * From French accréditer, from à (“to”) + to credit, from crédit (“credit”). * See credit. The correct English form is accredit, spelled A-C-C-R-E-D-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To ascribe; attribute; credit with.
  2. 2
    To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
  3. 3
    To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.
  4. 4
    To believe; to put trust in.
  5. 5
    To enter on the credit side of an account book.
  6. 6
    To certify as meeting a predetermined standard; to certify an educational institution as upholding the specified standards necessary for the students to advance.
  7. 7
    To recognize as outstanding.
  8. 8
    To credit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nationalisms often accredit all the unemployment issues to immigration.
  2. February 17, 1793, William Cowper, letter to Samuel Rose, Esq. His censure will […] accredit his praises.

Etymology

* First attested in the 1610s. * From French accréditer, from à (“to”) + to credit, from crédit (“credit”). * See credit.

This word in other languages

acreditar(Español)accréditer(Français)akkreditieren(Deutsch)

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 "accredit"?
"accredit" is spelled A-C-C-R-E-D-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈkɹɛd.ɪt/.
What does "accredit" mean?
As a verb, "accredit" means: To ascribe; attribute; credit with.
How do you pronounce "accredit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accredit" is /əˈkɹɛd.ɪt/. 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 "accredit"?
* First attested in the 1610s. * From French accréditer, from à (“to”) + to credit, from crédit (“credit”). * See credit. 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 "accredit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list