take into account
"take-into-account" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“take into account” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To consider or regard; to include (as in an estimate or plan) or pay attention to; to notice; to allow for, factor in.
Corpus desk
Index EN-take-into-account · take into account · English
take into account · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | take into account |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “take into account” in English
Rare enough to double-check
take into account is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To consider or regard; to include (as in an estimate or plan) or pay attention to; to notice; to allow for, factor in.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for take into account, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is take into account, spelled T-A-K-E- -I-N-T-O- -A-C-C-O-U-N-T.
Definition
- 1To consider or regard; to include (as in an estimate or plan) or pay attention to; to notice; to allow for, factor in.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how take into account appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His plan did not take into account the possibility of rain.
This word in other languages
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.