accidental

[aksið̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al]

/[aksið̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al]/ adj

The verdict

“accidental” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,493. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,493
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dícese de lo que no es esencial.

Corpus desk

Index ES-accidental · accidental · Spanish

accidental · rank #14,493 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,493
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH abuelita

Nearest frequency peer: abuelita (-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 “accidental”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “accidental” 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).

accidental vs accidente
80% similar
accidental vs accidentes
80% similar
accidental vs accidentales
83% similar

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

Key facts for accidental
PropertyValue
Headwordaccidental
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aksið̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al]
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,493
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “accidental”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).accidentalcae 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 “abuelita” (#14,492), “aceleración” (#14,494), “abandonan” (#14,491). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “accidental” va en #14,493. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around accidental (IPA [aksið̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,493 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for accidental, with forms such as "accdiental", "acciddental", and "accidenatl". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "accidente", "accidentes", "accidentales", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is accidental, spelled A-C-C-I-D-E-N-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dícese de lo que no es esencial.
  2. 2
    Que guarda relación con un accidente o varios, dícese del suceso ocurrido a causa o como consecuencia de un accidente.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accdiental
  • acciddental
  • accidenatl
  • accidenntal
  • accidentall
  • accidentla
  • accidenttal
  • accidetnal
  • accidnetal
  • acciedntal
  • acicdental
  • acidental
  • acsidental
  • cacidental

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

accdiental2acciddental1accidenatl2accidenntal1accidentall1accidentla2accidenttal1accidetnal2
Edit distance from "accidental"

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 "accidental"?
"accidental" is spelled A-C-C-I-D-E-N-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [aksið̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al].
What does "accidental" mean?
As an adjective, "accidental" means: Dícese de lo que no es esencial.
What words are commonly confused with "accidental"?
"accidental" is commonly confused with "accidente", "accidentes", "accidentales". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "accidental"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accidental" is [aksið̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "accidental" come from?
"accidental" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list