acetona

[aseˈt̪ona]

/[aseˈt̪ona]/ noun

The verdict

“acetona” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,027 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,027
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Solvente químico de nombre IUPAC propanona. Por ejemplo la obtención a partir de cumeno

Corpus desk

Index ES-acetona · acetona · Spanish

acetona · rank #52,027 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,027
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH acata

Nearest frequency peer: acata (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “acetona”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “acetona” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for acetona
PropertyValue
Headwordacetona
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aseˈt̪ona]
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,027
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “acetona” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).acetonacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “acata” (#52,026), “acogiendo” (#52,028), “acapara” (#52,025). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “acetona” va en #52,027. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

acetona is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,027 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aseˈt̪ona]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for acetona in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is acetona, spelled A-C-E-T-O-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Solvente químico de nombre IUPAC propanona. Por ejemplo la obtención a partir de cumeno
  2. 2
    Quitaesmalte.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acetona"?
"acetona" is spelled A-C-E-T-O-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aseˈt̪ona].
What does "acetona" mean?
As a noun, "acetona" means: Solvente químico de nombre IUPAC propanona. Por ejemplo la obtención a partir de cumeno
How do you pronounce "acetona"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acetona" is [aseˈt̪ona]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acetona" come from?
"acetona" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "acetona", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list