acerolo

[aseˈɾolo]

/[aseˈɾolo]/ noun

The verdict

“acerolo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Crataegus azarolus) Árbol de la familia de las Rosáceas, que crece hasta los diez metros, de ramas cortas y frágiles, con espinas en el estado silvestre y sin ellas en el de cultivo, hojas angulos...

Key facts for acerolo
PropertyValue
Headwordacerolo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aseˈɾolo]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “acerolo” sits in Spanish frequency

acerolo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

acerolo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aseˈɾolo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Crataegus azarolus) Árbol de la familia de las Rosáceas, que crece hasta los diez metros, de ramas cortas y frágiles, con espinas en el estado silvestre y sin ellas en el de cultivo, hojas angulos...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for acerolo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is acerolo, spelled A-C-E-R-O-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Crataegus azarolus) Árbol de la familia de las Rosáceas, que crece hasta los diez metros, de ramas cortas y frágiles, con espinas en el estado silvestre y sin ellas en el de cultivo, hojas angulosas y dentadas y flores blancas en cori­mbo. Su fruto es la acerola.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acerolo"?
"acerolo" is spelled A-C-E-R-O-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aseˈɾolo].
What does "acerolo" mean?
As a noun, "acerolo" means: (Crataegus azarolus) Árbol de la familia de las Rosáceas, que crece hasta los diez metros, de ramas cortas y frágiles, con espinas en el estado silvestre y sin ellas en el de cultivo, hojas angulos...
How do you pronounce "acerolo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acerolo" is [aseˈɾolo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acerolo" come from?
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Using “acerolo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-C-E-R-O-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aseˈɾolo] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list