acaricio
[akaˈɾisjo]
The verdict
“acaricio” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,305 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,305
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de acariciar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-acaricio · acaricio · Spanish
acaricio · rank #64,305 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,305
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 120,137
- PHOTO-FINISH abstracciones
Nearest frequency peer: abstracciones (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “acaricio”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- abogaba
abogaba
35,699 corpus weight
- abstraccion…
abstracciones
35,697 corpus weight
- acaricio
acaricio
35,696 corpus weight
- acidosis
acidosis
35,695 corpus weight
- aciertan
aciertan
35,694 corpus weight
- aclaraba
aclaraba
35,693 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “acaricio” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acaricio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [akaˈɾisjo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #64,305 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “acaricio” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
acaricio is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,305 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [akaˈɾisjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de acariciar.".
acaricio doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is acaricio, spelled A-C-A-R-I-C-I-O.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de acariciar.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "acaricio", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.