# accusation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ · frequency rank #12,897

## Definitions
1. The act of accusing.
2. A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
3. An allegation.

## Etymology
First attested in the late 14th century. Inherited from Middle English accusacion, borrowed from Old French acusacion (French: accusation), from Latin accūsātiō (“accusation, indictment”), from accūsō (“blame, accuse”). Doublet of accusatio. More at accuse. Equivalent to accuse + -ation.

## Common misspellings (13)
`accsuation`, `accuastion`, `accusaiton`, `accusasion`, `accusatino`, `accusationn`, `accusatoin`, `accusattion`, `accussation`, `accustaion`, `acucsation`, `acusation`, `cacusation`

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