acebo

[aˈseβ̞o]

/[aˈseβ̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“acebo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,626 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,626
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Ilex aquifolium) Arbusto de 3 a 10 metros de altura de copa tupida con ramas desde el suelo. Hojas alternas, lustrosas, persistentes, verde oscuro por el haz y claro en el envés. Las hojas basales...

Key facts for acebo
PropertyValue
Headwordacebo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈseβ̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,626
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “acebo” 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). acebo lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

acebo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,626 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈseβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Ilex aquifolium) Arbusto de 3 a 10 metros de altura de copa tupida con ramas desde el suelo. Hojas alternas, lustrosas, persistentes, verde oscuro por el haz y claro en el envés. Las hojas basales...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for acebo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is acebo, spelled A-C-E-B-O.

Definition

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    (Ilex aquifolium) Arbusto de 3 a 10 metros de altura de copa tupida con ramas desde el suelo. Hojas alternas, lustrosas, persistentes, verde oscuro por el haz y claro en el envés. Las hojas basales suelen ser muy espinosas. Fruto en drupa de color rojo en su madurez, que madura en otoño-invierno.

Synonyms

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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 "acebo"?
"acebo" is spelled A-C-E-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈseβ̞o].
What does "acebo" mean?
As a noun, "acebo" means: (Ilex aquifolium) Arbusto de 3 a 10 metros de altura de copa tupida con ramas desde el suelo. Hojas alternas, lustrosas, persistentes, verde oscuro por el haz y claro en el envés. Las hojas basales...
How do you pronounce "acebo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acebo" is [aˈseβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acebo" come from?
"acebo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “acebo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-C-E-B-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aˈseβ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list