bookkeeping
/ˈbʊkˌkiːpɪŋ/noun, verb
bookkeeping is spelled B-O-O-K-K-E-E-P-I-N-G: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bookkeeping means “The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bookkeeping is bookkeepings.
How many letters and syllables are in bookkeeping?
| Letters | 11: B-O-O-K-K-E-E-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bookkeeping?
Bookkeeping appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 bookkeeping?
- /ˈbʊkˌkiːpɪŋ/
Bookkeeping has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-bookkeeping.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with bookkeeping
Also written: book-keeping (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of bookkeeping
- bookkeepings plural
- book-keeping
- book keeping
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bookkeeping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses.
- 2
General tasks for maintaining a system.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of bookkeep
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate bookkeeping?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of bookkeeping: bkpg..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bookkeeping in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense skill of keeping records of financial transactions:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | comptabilité |
| German | Buchhaltung |
| Portuguese | escrituração |
| Spanish | contabilidad |
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.