acecho

[aˈset͡ʃo]

/[aˈset͡ʃo]/ noun

The verdict

“acecho” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,008. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,008
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de acechar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-acecho · acecho · Spanish

acecho · rank #29,008 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,008
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH accidentado

Nearest frequency peer: accidentado (-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 “acecho”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “acecho” 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).

acecho vs ancho
67% similar
acecho vs acero
67% similar
acecho vs acento
67% similar

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

Key facts for acecho
PropertyValue
Headwordacecho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈset͡ʃo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,008
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “acecho”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).acechocae 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 “accidentado” (#29,007), “aconsejado” (#29,009), “acarrear” (#29,006). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “acecho” va en #29,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around acecho (IPA [aˈset͡ʃo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,008 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Acción o efecto de acechar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for acecho, with forms such as "accecho", "acceho", and "aceccho". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "ancho", "acero", "acento", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is acecho, spelled A-C-E-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de acechar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accecho
  • acceho
  • aceccho
  • acechho
  • acecoh
  • acehco
  • aeccho
  • asecho
  • caecho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

accecho1acceho2aceccho1acechho1acecoh2acehco2aeccho2asecho1
Edit distance from "acecho"

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 "acecho"?
"acecho" is spelled A-C-E-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈset͡ʃo].
What does "acecho" mean?
As a noun, "acecho" means: Acción o efecto de acechar.
What words are commonly confused with "acecho"?
"acecho" is commonly confused with "ancho", "acero", "acento". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acecho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acecho" is [aˈset͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acecho" come from?
"acecho" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list