# audit

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɔː.dɪt/ · frequency rank #6,652

## Definitions
1. A judicial examination.
2. An examination in general.
3. An independent review and examination of records and activities to assess the adequacy of system controls, to ensure compliance with established policies and operational procedures, and to recommend necessary changes in controls, policies, or procedures
4. The result of such an examination, or an account as adjusted by auditors; final account.
5. Spiritual counseling, which forms the core of Dianetics.
6. A general receptacle or receiver.
7. An audience; a hearing.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin audītus, from audiō (“I hear”). Sense of “examine” was because examinations were originally presented orally, and the examiner listened.

## Easily confused with
- **aunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/audit-vs-aunt)
- **Aust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/audit-vs-aust)
- **await** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/audit-vs-await)
- **audits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/audit-vs-audits)
- **auditor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/audit-vs-auditor)
- **aud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aud-vs-audit)
- **ait** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-audit)
- **Audi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/audi-vs-audit)
- **amit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amit-vs-audit)
- **Ajit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajit-vs-audit)
- **admit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admit-vs-audit)
- **audio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/audio-vs-audit)
- **Addis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-audit)
- **Addie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addie-vs-audit)
- **addict** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addict-vs-audit)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aduit`, `auddit`, `auditt`, `audti`, `auidt`, `uadit`

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