acentúa

[asẽn̪ˈt̪ua]

/[asẽn̪ˈt̪ua]/ verb

The verdict

“acentúa” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,614. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,614
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acentuar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-acentua · acentúa · Spanish

acentúa · rank #31,614 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,614
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH acceda

Nearest frequency peer: acceda (-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 “acentúa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “acentúa” 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).

acentúa vs actúa
71% similar
acentúa vs acepta
71% similar
acentúa vs atenta
71% similar

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

Key facts for acentúa
PropertyValue
Headwordacentúa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[asẽn̪ˈt̪ua]
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,614
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “acentúa”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).acentúacae 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 “acceda” (#31,613), “acomodados” (#31,615), “acaricia” (#31,612). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “acentúa” va en #31,614. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around acentúa (IPA [asẽn̪ˈt̪ua]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,614 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for acentúa, with forms such as "accentúa", "acenntúa", and "acentaú". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "actúa", "acepta", "atenta", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 acentúa, spelled A-C-E-N-T-Ú-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acentuar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de acentuar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accentúa
  • acenntúa
  • acentaú
  • acenttúa
  • acenúta
  • acetnúa
  • acnetúa
  • aecntúa
  • asentúa
  • caentúa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of acentúa - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

accentúa1acenntúa1acentaú2acenttúa1acenúta2acetnúa2acnetúa2aecntúa2
Edit distance from "acentúa"

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 "acentúa"?
"acentúa" is spelled A-C-E-N-T-Ú-A. The IPA pronunciation is [asẽn̪ˈt̪ua].
What does "acentúa" mean?
As a verb, "acentúa" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acentuar.
What words are commonly confused with "acentúa"?
"acentúa" is commonly confused with "actúa", "acepta", "atenta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acentúa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acentúa" is [asẽn̪ˈt̪ua]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acentúa" come from?
"acentúa" 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 "acentúa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list