acquittance
/əˈkwɪtəns/
"acquittance" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“acquittance” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand.
Corpus desk
Index EN-acquittance · acquittance · English
acquittance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acquittance |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈkwɪtəns/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “acquittance” in English
Rare enough to double-check
acquittance is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈkwɪtəns/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for acquittance in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Anglo-Norman acquitance, Middle French aquitance, from acquiter (“to acquit”). Compare later acquittal. The correct English form is acquittance, spelled A-C-Q-U-I-T-T-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand.
- 2Payment of debt; settlement.
- 3The release from a debt, or from some obligation or duty; exemption.
- 4The dismissal of a legal charge against someone; acquittal.
- 5The acquittal of one's duties; the carrying out of fulfilment of a job or role.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how acquittance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
You can produce acquittances / For such a sum, from special officers.
This was a task more difficult than that of self acquittance.
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman acquitance, Middle French aquitance, from acquiter (“to acquit”). Compare later acquittal.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.