# accuracy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈak.jʊ.ɹə.si/ · frequency rank #4,734

## Definitions
1. The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness
2. Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value.

## Etymology
* First attested in the 1660s.
* accurate + -cy

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

## Common misspellings (10)
`accruacy`, `accuarcy`, `accuraccy`, `accuracyy`, `accurayc`, `accurcay`, `accurracy`, `acucracy`, `acuracy`, `cacuracy`

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