accusatory

Name: accusatory, English Word Data
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/əˈkju.zəˌtɔɹ.i/

//əˈkju.zəˌtɔɹ.i// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“accusatory” is uncommon English (frequency #62,653 among 35,202 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,653
frequency rank, English: 35,202
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation.

Key facts for accusatory
Property	Value
Headword	accusatory
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/əˈkju.zəˌtɔɹ.i/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#62,653
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “accusatory” sits in English frequency

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

#62,653

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

accusatory is uncommon English at frequency #62,653 among 35,202 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /əˈkju.zəˌtɔɹ.i/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation.".

Zero misspellings are on record for accusatory in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English accusatorie, from Middle French accusatorie and its etymon Latin accūsātōrius. By surface analysis, accuse + -atory. The correct English form is accusatory, spelled A-C-C-U-S-A-T-O-R-Y.

Definition

1
Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation.

Etymology

From Middle English accusatorie, from Middle French accusatorie and its etymon Latin accūsātōrius. By surface analysis, accuse + -atory.

This word in other languages

acusatorio(Español)accusateur(Français)anklagend(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 "accusatory"?

"accusatory" is spelled A-C-C-U-S-A-T-O-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈkju.zəˌtɔɹ.i/.

What does "accusatory" mean?

As an adjective, "accusatory" means: Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation.

How do you pronounce "accusatory"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accusatory" is /əˈkju.zəˌtɔɹ.i/. 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 "accusatory"?

From Middle English accusatorie, from Middle French accusatorie and its etymon Latin accūsātōrius. By surface analysis, accuse + -atory. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “accusatory”

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The one correct English spelling is A-C-C-U-S-A-T-O-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.