credit
/ˈkɹɛdɪt/verb, noun
credit is spelled C-R-E-D-I-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 100 times per million words in written English, the 1,076th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, credit means “To believe; to put credence in” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in credit?
| Letters | 6: C-R-E-D-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 100 times per million words; the 1,076th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is credit?
Credit appears 100 times per million words in written English, the 1,076th 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 credit?
- /ˈkɹɛdɪt/
Credit has 2 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-credit.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with credit?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as credit.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: direct.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of credit
- credits present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- crediting participle, present
- credited participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does credit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To believe; to put credence in.
Someone said there were over 100,000 people there, but I can't credit that.
- 2
To add to an account.
Credit accounts receivable with the amount of the invoice.
- 3
To acknowledge the contribution of.
I credit the town council with restoring the shopping district.
- 4
To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.
noun
- 1
Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
- 2
Recognition, respect and admiration.
I give you credit for owning up to your mistake.
- 3
Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts.
She received a singing credit in last year's operetta.
- 4
Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie.
They kissed, and then the credits rolled.
- 5
A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid.
In view of your payment record, we are happy to extend further credit to you.
- 6
The time given for payment for something sold on trust.
a long credit or a short credit
- 7
USA person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (or non payment).
What do you mean my credit is no good?
- 8
An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate credit?
Wiktionary records 6 abbreviations of credit: Cr, Cr., L/C, LC, cr, l.c..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Credit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | annehmen, für bare Münze nehmen , gutschreiben, hinzubuchen, anrechnen, kreditieren |
| Portuguese | acreditar , creditar , crédito |
| French | crédit, mérite, reconnaissance , attribution , générique |
| Spanish | crédito , crédito académico |
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 credit come from?
Borrowed from Middle French crédit (“belief, trust”), from Latin crēditum (“a loan, credit”), neuter of crēditus, past participle of crēdere (“to believe”). The verb is from the noun. Doublet of shraddha, creed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).