aceptar

[asepˈt̪aɾ]

/[asepˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“aceptar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,664. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,664
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dar por bueno, reconocer como correcto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aceptar · aceptar · Spanish

aceptar · rank #1,664 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,664
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH votar

Nearest frequency peer: votar (-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 “aceptar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “aceptar” 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).

aceptar vs acepto
71% similar
aceptar vs acepté
71% similar
aceptar vs acotar
71% similar

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

Key facts for aceptar
PropertyValue
Headwordaceptar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[asepˈt̪aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,664
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “aceptar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).aceptarcae 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 “votar” (#1,663), “antigua” (#1,665), “voluntad” (#1,662). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aceptar” va en #1,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around aceptar (IPA [asepˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,664 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dar por bueno, reconocer como correcto.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for aceptar, with forms such as "acceptar", "acepatr", and "acepptar". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "acepto", "acepté", "acotar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 aceptar, spelled A-C-E-P-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dar por bueno, reconocer como correcto.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En 1824 el Almirantazgo británico finalmente aceptó que el continente debía ser llamado oficialmente como Australia.
  2. En 1936 aceptó la posición de asistente de investigación en el departamento de ingeniería eléctrica en el Instituto de Tecnología de Massachusetts (MIT).

Synonyms

reconoceraprobardar por bueno

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acceptar
  • acepatr
  • acepptar
  • aceptarr
  • aceptra
  • acepttar
  • acetpar
  • acpetar
  • aecptar
  • aseptar
  • caeptar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aceptar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acceptar1acepatr2acepptar1aceptarr1aceptra2acepttar1acetpar2acpetar2
Edit distance from "aceptar"

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 "aceptar"?
"aceptar" is spelled A-C-E-P-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [asepˈt̪aɾ].
What does "aceptar" mean?
As a verb, "aceptar" means: Dar por bueno, reconocer como correcto.
What words are commonly confused with "aceptar"?
"aceptar" is commonly confused with "acepto", "acepté", "acotar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aceptar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aceptar" is [asepˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aceptar" come from?
"aceptar" 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 "aceptar", 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 (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list