acerca de
[aˈseɾka ð̞e]
The verdict
“acerca de” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Respecto a, en lo que concierne a, en relación con.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acerca de |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [aˈseɾka ð̞e] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “acerca de” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for acerca de is 9 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈseɾka ð̞e]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Respecto a, en lo que concierne a, en relación con.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for acerca de in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is acerca de, spelled A-C-E-R-C-A- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Respecto a, en lo que concierne a, en relación con.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “acerca de”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-C-E-R-C-A- -D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈseɾka ð̞e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.