Acevedo

[aseˈβ̞eð̞o]

/[aseˈβ̞eð̞o]/ name

The verdict

“Acevedo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #20,240 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#20,240
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Apellido

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Acevedo vs aseveró
43% similar
Acevedo vs aceleró
43% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Acevedo
PropertyValue
HeadwordAcevedo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[aseˈβ̞eð̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,240
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Acevedo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Acevedo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Acevedo is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aseˈβ̞eð̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,240 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Apellido".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Acevedo, with forms such as "accevedo", "acebedo", and "aceevdo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "aseveró", "aceleró", 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 Acevedo, spelled A-C-E-V-E-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: accevedo,acebedo,aceevdo,acevdeo,aceveddo,aceveod,acevvedo,acveedo,aecvedo,asevedo,caevedo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Acevedo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Acevedo"

accevedo1acebedo1aceevdo2acevdeo2aceveddo1aceveod2acevvedo1acveedo2
Edit distance from "Acevedo"

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Acevedo"?
"Acevedo" is spelled A-C-E-V-E-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aseˈβ̞eð̞o].
What does "Acevedo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Acevedo" means: Apellido
What words are commonly confused with "Acevedo"?
"Acevedo" is commonly confused with "aseveró", "aceleró". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Acevedo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Acevedo" is [aseˈβ̞eð̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Acevedo" come from?
"Acevedo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Acevedo”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-C-E-V-E-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aseˈβ̞eð̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “aseveró” - see the side-by-side comparison. Acevedo vs aseveró
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list