acate

[aˈkat̪e]

/[aˈkat̪e]/ verb

The verdict

“acate” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,600 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,600
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de acatar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-acate · acate · Spanish

acate · rank #92,600 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,600
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aceitado

Nearest frequency peer: aceitado (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “acate”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “acate” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for acate
PropertyValue
Headwordacate
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈkat̪e]
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,600
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “acate” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).acatecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “aceitado” (#92,601), “absolutely” (#92,598), “acentuados” (#92,602). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “acate” va en #92,600. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

acate is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,600 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aˈkat̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for acate in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 acate, spelled A-C-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de acatar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de acatar.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de acatar.

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 "acate"?
"acate" is spelled A-C-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈkat̪e].
What does "acate" mean?
As a verb, "acate" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de acatar.
How do you pronounce "acate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acate" is [aˈkat̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acate" come from?
"acate" 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 "acate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list