accountability

\ə.ˌkaʊn.tə.ˈbɪl.ət.i\

/\ə.ˌkaʊn.tə.ˈbɪl.ət.i\/ noun

The verdict

“accountability” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Responsabilité, obligation de rendre compte, imputabilité, responsabilisation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-accountability · accountability · French

accountability · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for accountability
PropertyValue
Headwordaccountability
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ə.ˌkaʊn.tə.ˈbɪl.ət.i\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « accountability » en français

accountabilityn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

accountability is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ə.ˌkaʊn.tə.ˈbɪl.ət.i\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for accountability in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is accountability, spelled A-C-C-O-U-N-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Responsabilité, obligation de rendre compte, imputabilité, responsabilisation.
  2. 2
    Comptabilité ; responsabilisation.
  3. 3
    Imputabilité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how accountability appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The United States stands at this time at the pinnacle of world power. It is a solemn moment for the American Democracy. For with primacy in power is also joined an awe-inspiring accountability to the future.

Synonyms

accountableness

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "accountability"?
"accountability" is spelled A-C-C-O-U-N-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ə.ˌkaʊn.tə.ˈbɪl.ət.i\.
What does "accountability" mean?
As a noun, "accountability" means: Responsabilité, obligation de rendre compte, imputabilité, responsabilisation.
How do you pronounce "accountability"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accountability" is \ə.ˌkaʊn.tə.ˈbɪl.ət.i\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list