acervo

/[aˈseɾβ̞o]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,109

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

acervo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Cúmulo de cosas u objetos pequeños colocados desordenadamente unos sobre otros. Pronounced [aˈseɾβ̞o]. Often confused with aero and aéreo.

Key facts for acervo
PropertyValue
Headwordacervo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈseɾβ̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,109
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of acervo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for acervo is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈseɾβ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,109 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for acervo, with forms such as "accervo", "acerbo", and "acerov". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "aero", "aéreo", "alero", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is acervo, spelled A-C-E-R-V-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cúmulo de cosas u objetos pequeños colocados desordenadamente unos sobre otros.
  2. 2
    Conjunto de bienes inmateriales que pertenecen a una determinada cultura o tradición.
  3. 3
    Conjunto de bienes tenidos en común.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: accervo,acerbo,acerov,acerrvo,acervvo,acevro,acrevo,aecrvo,aservo,caervo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for acervo

Misspelling Variants of "acervo"

accervo7acerbo6acerov6acerrvo7acervvo7acevro6acrevo6aecrvo6
Misspelling Variants of "acervo"

Frequency rank: #25,109 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acervo"?
"acervo" is spelled A-C-E-R-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈseɾβ̞o].
What does "acervo" mean?
As a noun, "acervo" means: Cúmulo de cosas u objetos pequeños colocados desordenadamente unos sobre otros.
What words are commonly confused with "acervo"?
"acervo" is commonly confused with "aero", "aéreo", "alero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acervo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acervo" is [aˈseɾβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acervo" come from?
"acervo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.