accidente

[aksiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e]

/[aksiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e]/ noun

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The verdict

“accidente” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,752. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,752
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Calidad o estado que aparece en alguna cosa, sin que sea parte de su esencia o naturaleza.

Corpus desk

Index ES-accidente · accidente · Spanish

accidente · rank #1,752 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,752
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH tomando

Nearest frequency peer: tomando (-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 “accidente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “accidente” 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).

accidente vs accidentes
90% similar
accidente vs accidental
80% similar

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

Key facts for accidente
PropertyValue
Headwordaccidente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aksiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,752
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “accidente”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).accidentecae 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 “tomando” (#1,751), “actualidad” (#1,753), “sentimientos” (#1,750). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “accidente” va en #1,752. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around accidente (IPA [aksiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,752 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for accidente, with forms such as "accdiente", "acciddente", and "accidenet". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "accidentes", "accidental", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is accidente, spelled A-C-C-I-D-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Calidad o estado que aparece en alguna cosa, sin que sea parte de su esencia o naturaleza.
  2. 2
    Suceso eventual que altera el orden regular de las cosas.
  3. 3
    Indisposición o enfermedad que sobreviene repentinamente y priva de sentido o movimiento.
  4. 4
    Síntoma grave que se presenta inopinadamente durante una enfermedad, sin ser de los que la caracterizan.
  5. 5
    Mus. Signo con que se altera la tonalidad de un sonido.

This word in other languages

accident(English)accident(Français)Unfall(Deutsch)acidente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accdiente
  • acciddente
  • accidenet
  • accidennte
  • accidentte
  • accidetne
  • accidnete
  • acciednte
  • acicdente
  • acidente
  • acsidente
  • cacidente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

accdiente2acciddente1accidenet2accidennte1accidentte1accidetne2accidnete2acciednte2
Edit distance from "accidente"

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 "accidente"?
"accidente" is spelled A-C-C-I-D-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aksiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e].
What does "accidente" mean?
As a noun, "accidente" means: Calidad o estado que aparece en alguna cosa, sin que sea parte de su esencia o naturaleza.
What words are commonly confused with "accidente"?
"accidente" is commonly confused with "accidentes", "accidental". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "accidente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accidente" is [aksiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "accidente" come from?
"accidente" 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 "accidente", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alimentos#1,754realizado#1,747municipio#1,738gobiernos#1,731

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

pregunto12 variantsescritor12 variantshacerse12 variantsconcurso12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list