acechanza
Spanish, noun/aθeˈt͡ʃanθa/
acechanza is spelled A-C-E-C-H-A-N-Z-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 76 million words in written Spanish, the 301,588th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Acechanza is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “the act of stalking or spying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o resultado de acechar, espionaje sigiloso y con frecuencia amenazante”.
What does acechanza mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe act of stalking or spying
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o resultado de acechar, espionaje sigiloso y con frecuencia amenazante.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of acechanza
- acechanzas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce acechanza?
- /aθeˈt͡ʃanθa/
- [a.θeˈt͡ʃãn̟.θa]
- /aseˈt͡ʃansa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is acechanza in Spanish?
acechanza appears about once in every 76 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).