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acero

Spanish, noun

acero is spelled A-C-E-R-O (5 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,909th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Acero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “steel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of acerar. With an accent, ácero is a different word: “hornless (for vertebrates), antennaless (for arthropods)”. With an accent, aceró is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of acerar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Aleación metálica obtenida de la adición de carbono y otros elementos en pequeñas cantidades (manganeso…”.

What does acero mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinesteel

  2. 2

    masculinesword, weapon

  3. 3

    masculinearms

  4. 4

    masculinetincture of steel

verb

  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of acerar

adjective

as ácero
  1. 1

    hornless (for vertebrates), antennaless (for arthropods)

verb

as aceró
  1. 1

    third-person singular preterite indicative of acerar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Aleación metálica obtenida de la adición de carbono y otros elementos en pequeñas cantidades (manganeso, sicilio y elementos residuales) al mineral de hierro, para producir un material de mayor dureza y resistencia. 2. Por metonimia, cualquier arma blanca.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of acero

  • aceros plural
  • ácera feminine
  • áceros masculine plural
  • áceras feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to acero

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is acero in Spanish?

acero appears 20 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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