Acompany or accompany?
Did you mean accompany? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: accompany. Misspelling: acompany.
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Memory tip
Ac + company: you accompany someone by keeping them company.
Why people write “acompany”
The misspelling “acompany” is only one letter off: it uses a single C where accompany has a double CC.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make accompany automatic.
What does “accompany” mean?
accompany verb
- be present or associated with an event or entity
“French fries come with the hamburger”
Synonyms:
- go or travel along with
“The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere”
- perform an accompaniment to
“The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano”
Synonyms:follow
- be a companion to somebody
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Accompany” in a sentence
- Will you accompany me to the station?
- French fries come with the hamburger.
- The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere.
- The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano.
Is “accompany” a playable word?
20 points in Scrabble · 24 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“acompany” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ACCOMPANY.