acallar

[akaˈʝaɾ]

/[akaˈʝaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“acallar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,611. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,611
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prevenir una discusión sobre un tema. Hacer callar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-acallar · acallar · Spanish

acallar · rank #31,611 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,611
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH acaricia

Nearest frequency peer: acaricia (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “acallar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “acallar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

acallar vs acatar
71% similar
acallar vs avalar
71% similar
acallar vs asaltar
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for acallar
PropertyValue
Headwordacallar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[akaˈʝaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,611
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “acallar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).acallarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “acaricia” (#31,612), “aburren” (#31,609), “acceda” (#31,613). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “acallar” va en #31,611. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around acallar (IPA [akaˈʝaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,611 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prevenir una discusión sobre un tema. Hacer callar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for acallar, with forms such as "aacllar", "acalalr", and "acalar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "acatar", "avalar", "asaltar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is acallar, spelled A-C-A-L-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prevenir una discusión sobre un tema. Hacer callar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La pasión acalló de continuo toda prudencia en el rey, quien no sólo ofreció varios lugares y castillos en prenda de que celebraría el matrimonio, sino también probar que no era válido el matrimonio de Valladolid.
  2. Pensó que al aliarse con el Directorio acallaría los últimos devaneos republicanistas suscitados en España.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aacllar
  • acalalr
  • acalar
  • acallarr
  • acallra
  • accallar
  • aclalar
  • caallar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of acallar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aacllar2acalalr2acalar1acallarr1acallra2accallar1aclalar2caallar2
Edit distance from "acallar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acallar"?
"acallar" is spelled A-C-A-L-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [akaˈʝaɾ].
What does "acallar" mean?
As a verb, "acallar" means: Prevenir una discusión sobre un tema. Hacer callar.
What words are commonly confused with "acallar"?
"acallar" is commonly confused with "acatar", "avalar", "asaltar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acallar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acallar" is [akaˈʝaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acallar" come from?
"acallar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "acallar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list