acento

[aˈsẽn̪t̪o]

/[aˈsẽn̪t̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“acento” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,910. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,910
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Realce con que se pronuncia una sílaba, dándole mayor tono o relieve que las demás.

Corpus desk

Index ES-acento · acento · Spanish

acento · rank #5,910 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,910
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH abuelos

Nearest frequency peer: abuelos (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “acento”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “acento” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

acento vs acto
67% similar
acento vs Anto
50% similar
acento vs acero
67% similar

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

Key facts for acento
PropertyValue
Headwordacento
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈsẽn̪t̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,910
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “acento” en la frecuencia del español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.acentocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “abuelos” (#5,909), “acusación” (#5,911), “Wikipedia” (#5,908). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around acento (IPA [aˈsẽn̪t̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,910 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for acento, with forms such as "accento", "acennto", and "acenot". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "acto", "Anto", "acero", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is acento, spelled A-C-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Realce con que se pronuncia una sílaba, dándole mayor tono o relieve que las demás.
  2. 2
    Raya diagonal que se hace en ciertos casos sobre una vocal para indicar que debe ser pronunciada con mayor intensidad o para diferenciar una palabra de otra.
  3. 3
    Entonación de la voz al hablar, o tono particular para indicar ciertas emociones o propósitos.
  4. 4
    Manera de hablar y pronunciar característica de un individuo o región.
  5. 5
    Énfasis que se pone sobre determinada sílaba de un verso para efectos rítmicos.
  6. 6
    Peso o importancia que se otorga a algo.
  7. 7
    Elemento o cualidad distintiva, en especial referido a un detalle que contrasta con lo que lo rodea.
  8. 8
    Énfasis recurrente a intervalos regulares que, generalmente, marca el comienzo del compás.
  9. 9
    El relieve expresivo de un pasaje o de una nota (normalmente marcado en la partitura).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how acento appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. y recitó estos versos, con entonado acento

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accento
  • acennto
  • acenot
  • acentto
  • acetno
  • acneto
  • aecnto
  • asento
  • caento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

accento1acennto1acenot2acentto1acetno2acneto2aecnto2asento1
Edit distance from "acento"

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 "acento"?
"acento" is spelled A-C-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈsẽn̪t̪o].
What does "acento" mean?
As a noun, "acento" means: Realce con que se pronuncia una sílaba, dándole mayor tono o relieve que las demás.
What words are commonly confused with "acento"?
"acento" is commonly confused with "acto", "Anto", "acero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acento" is [aˈsẽn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acento" come from?
"acento" 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 "acento", 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).

What to do next

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  • "acento" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "acto". View pair
  • 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #5,910 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Spanish words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse

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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