# credit

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkɹɛdɪt/ · frequency rank #1,072

## Definitions
1. To believe; to put credence in.
2. To add to an account.
3. To acknowledge the contribution of.
4. To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **crit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/credit-vs-crit)
- **crest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/credit-vs-crest)
- **crept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/credit-vs-crept)
- **credo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/credit-vs-credo)
- **credits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/credit-vs-credits)
- **credited** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/credit-vs-credited)
- **creditor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/credit-vs-creditor)
- **cred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-credit)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccredit`, `cerdit`, `crdeit`, `creddit`, `creditt`, `credti`, `creidt`, `crredit`, `rcedit`

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