accent

/ˈæk.sənt/

//ˈæk.sənt// noun

The verdict

“accent” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,628 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,628
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-accent · accent · Spanish

accent · rank #81,628 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,628
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 120,137
  • PHOTO-FINISH aceleraba

Nearest frequency peer: aceleraba (+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 “accent”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “accent” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for accent
PropertyValue
Headwordaccent
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈæk.sənt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#81,628
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “accent” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). accent lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

accent is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,628 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈæk.sənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acento.".

accent has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is accent, spelled A-C-C-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acento.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "accent"?
"accent" is spelled A-C-C-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæk.sənt/.
What does "accent" mean?
As a noun, "accent" means: Acento.
How do you pronounce "accent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accent" is /ˈæk.sənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "accent" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list