acedia
[aˈseð̞ja]
The verdict
“acedia” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Falta de esfuerzo o dedicación para la realización de las tareas necesarias o prescritas
Corpus desk
Index ES-acedia · acedia · Spanish
acedia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acedia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈseð̞ja] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “acedia” en español
Rare enough to double-check
acedia is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈseð̞ja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
acedia has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is acedia, spelled A-C-E-D-I-A.
Definition
- 1Falta de esfuerzo o dedicación para la realización de las tareas necesarias o prescritas
- 2Estado emocional de dolor y descontento, desagradable para quien lo experimenta
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.