# accused

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈkjuzd/ · frequency rank #3,204

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of accuse

## Etymology
* (noun): First attested in the 1590's.
* From accuse (“blame”) + -ed

## Easily confused with
- **amused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/accused-vs-amused)
- **accuses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/accused-vs-accuses)
- **aroused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/accused-vs-aroused)
- **accuser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/accused-vs-accuser)
- **abused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abused-vs-accused)
- **accuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/accuse-vs-accused)
- **accrued** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/accrued-vs-accused)
- **accessed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/accessed-vs-accused)
- **accosted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/accosted-vs-accused)
- **accursed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/accursed-vs-accused)

## Common misspellings (7)
`accsued`, `accuesd`, `accusde`, `accusedd`, `accussed`, `acucsed`, `cacused`

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