create an account — register online
collocationB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
to sign up for a website, app, or service by providing your details so you can use it.
Say it like a native
Textbook You are required to establish a user profile.
Native Just create an account.
'Establish a user profile' is jargon; 'create / set up an account' is the natural instruction.
Pattern: create an account (on/with/for something)
In use
- You need to create an account before you can buy anything from this website.technology
- In my opinion, it's very convenient to create an account for online banking because it saves time and lets you manage your money easily.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ You need to make an account in the website.
✓ You need to create an account on the website.
'Create an account ON a site' — not 'make … in'.
Common collocations
create an account— a free, a new, with your email, online
Don't confuse it
Not the same as 'log in,' which means to enter your details after you already have an account.