accusal

/əˈkjuː.zəl/

//əˈkjuː.zəl// noun

"accusal" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“accusal” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An accusation

Corpus desk

Index EN-accusal · accusal · English

accusal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for accusal
PropertyValue
Headwordaccusal
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈkjuː.zəl/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “accusal” in English

accusalsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

accusal is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈkjuː.zəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An accusation".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for accusal, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From accuse + -al. The correct English form is accusal, spelled A-C-C-U-S-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    An accusation

Etymology

From accuse + -al.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "accusal"?
"accusal" is spelled A-C-C-U-S-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈkjuː.zəl/.
What does "accusal" mean?
As a noun, "accusal" means: An accusation
How do you pronounce "accusal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accusal" is /əˈkjuː.zəl/. 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 "accusal"?
From accuse + -al. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list