acerca de
[aˈseɾka ð̞e]
The verdict
“acerca de” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Respecto a, en lo que concierne a, en relación con.
Corpus desk
Index ES-acerca-de · acerca de · Spanish
acerca de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “acerca de” en español
Rare enough to double-check
acerca de is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [aˈseɾka ð̞e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how acerca de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pasemos ahora a tratar de otras muchas cosas acerca de las ceremonias y costumbres de estos gentiles.
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.