accuser
/əˈkju.zɚ/
"accuser" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“accuser” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #29,153 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #29,153
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | accuser |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈkju.zɚ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #29,153 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “accuser” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for accuser is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˈkju.zɚ/. Corpus data places it at rank #29,153 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for accuser, with forms such as "accsuer", "accuesr", and "accuserr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "accuses", "accuse", "abuser", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English acuser, accusour, borrowed from Old French accusour, from Latin accūsātor, from accūsāre. Equivalent to accuse + -er. Doublet of accusator. The correct English form is accuser, spelled A-C-C-U-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English acuser, accusour, borrowed from Old French accusour, from Latin accūsātor, from accūsāre. Equivalent to accuse + -er. Doublet of accusator.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: accsuer,accuesr,accuserr,accusre,accusser,acucser,acuser,cacuser
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of accuser - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "accuser"?
What does "accuser" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "accuser"?
How do you pronounce "accuser"?
What is the origin of the word "accuser"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “accuser”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-C-C-U-S-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /əˈkju.zɚ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “accuses” - see the side-by-side comparison. accuser vs accuses
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.