accusing

/əˈkjuːzɪŋ/

//əˈkjuːzɪŋ// verb

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"accusing" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“accusing” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,480. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,480
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of accuse

Corpus desk

Index EN-accusing · accusing · English

accusing · rank #10,480 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,480
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH waving

Nearest frequency peer: waving (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “accusing”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “accusing” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

accusing vs amusing
75% similar
accusing vs arousing
75% similar
accusing vs accruing
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for accusing
PropertyValue
Headwordaccusing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈkjuːzɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,480
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “accusing”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).accusinglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “waving” (#10,479), “aided” (#10,481), “vivid” (#10,478). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “accusing” is #10,480. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around accusing (IPA /əˈkjuːzɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,480 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of accuse".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for accusing, with forms such as "accsuing", "accuisng", and "accusign". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "amusing", "arousing", "accruing", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is accusing, spelled A-C-C-U-S-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of accuse

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accsuing
  • accuisng
  • accusign
  • accusingg
  • accusinng
  • accusnig
  • accussing
  • acucsing
  • cacusing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of accusing - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

accsuing2accuisng2accusign2accusingg1accusinng1accusnig2accussing1acucsing2
Edit distance from "accusing"

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 "accusing"?
"accusing" is spelled A-C-C-U-S-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈkjuːzɪŋ/.
What does "accusing" mean?
As a verb, "accusing" means: present participle and gerund of accuse
What words are commonly confused with "accusing"?
"accusing" is commonly confused with "amusing", "arousing", "accruing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "accusing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accusing" is /əˈkjuːzɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "accusing" come from?
"accusing" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "accusing", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Americas#10,484arrogant#10,491briefing#10,502splendid#10,451

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

waving9 variantsviolate9 variantsutilize9 variantsthat'd9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list