accustomed
ac·cus·tomed/əˈkʌs.təmd/adjective, verb
accustomed is spelled A-C-C-U-S-T-O-M-E-D, 3 syllables: ac·cus·tomed. The wrong spelling people search most is acustommed: about 10 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 1 in 120 of all searches for the word. Accustomed is an adjective meaning “Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions. (of a person)”.
How many letters and syllables are in accustomed?
| Letters | 10: A-C-C-U-S-T-O-M-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ac·cus·tomed |
| In writing | 4.4 times per million words; the 12,216th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 1; the most searched, acustommed, about 10 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you spell accustomed?
Accustomed is spelled A-C-C-U-S-T-O-M-E-D. One wrong spelling is searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 1 in 120 of the searches for accustomed in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is accustomed?
Accustomed appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce accustomed?
- /əˈkʌs.təmd/
Accustomed has 3 syllables, split ac·cus·tomed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-ca-accustomed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of accustomed
- more accustomed comparative
- most accustomed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does accustomed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions. (of a person)
I am not accustomed to walk(ing) long distances.
- 2
Familiar through use; usual; customary. (of a thing, condition, activity, etc.)
- 3
archaicFrequented by customers.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of accustom
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Accustomed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | accoutumé |
| German | gewohnt, gewöhnt |
| Portuguese | acostumado |
| Spanish | acostumbrado , sólito |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does accustomed come from?
From accustom + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).