# acoustics

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈkuː.stɪks/ · frequency rank #25,267

## Definitions
1. The science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws.
2. The properties of a space that affect how sound carries.

## Etymology
From acoustic + -s.

## Easily confused with
- **acoustic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acoustic-vs-acoustics)
- **acoustical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acoustical-vs-acoustics)

## Common misspellings (13)
`accoustics`, `acosutics`, `acousitcs`, `acousstics`, `acoustcis`, `acousticcs`, `acousticss`, `acoustisc`, `acousttics`, `acoutsics`, `acuostics`, `aocustics`, `caoustics`

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