aceite

/[aˈsejt̪e]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,856

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

aceite is aSpanishnoun. It means: Grasa que a temperatura ambiente mantiene forma líquida y, con menos densidad que el agua, no se disuelve en ella. Pronounced [aˈsejt̪e]. It ranks #2,856 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with agente and acepta.

Key facts for aceite
PropertyValue
Headwordaceite
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈsejt̪e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,856
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aceite in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for aceite is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈsejt̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,856 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for aceite, with forms such as "acceite", "aceiet", and "aceitte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "agente", "acepta", "acento", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is aceite, spelled A-C-E-I-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grasa que a temperatura ambiente mantiene forma líquida y, con menos densidad que el agua, no se disuelve en ella.
  2. 2
    En particular, la que se extrae de la aceituna (aceite de oliva).
  3. 3
    Cualquier sustancia de aspecto aceitoso.
  4. 4
    Aceite₁ de linaza cocido con ajo, vidrio molido y litargirio; usado para secar con rapidez los colores.
  5. 5
    Regalo que se da alguien con cierto poder, con el fin de obtener algún favor o privilegio a cambio. Acción o efecto de sobornar.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acceite,aceiet,aceitte,acetie,aciete,aecite,aseite,caeite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aceite

Misspelling Variants of "aceite"

acceite7aceiet6aceitte7acetie6aciete6aecite6aseite6caeite6
Misspelling Variants of "aceite"

Frequency rank: #2,856 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aceite"?
"aceite" is spelled A-C-E-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈsejt̪e].
What does "aceite" mean?
As a noun, "aceite" means: Grasa que a temperatura ambiente mantiene forma líquida y, con menos densidad que el agua, no se disuelve en ella.
What words are commonly confused with "aceite"?
"aceite" is commonly confused with "agente", "acepta", "acento". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aceite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aceite" is [aˈsejt̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aceite" come from?
"aceite" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.