achacan

[aˈt͡ʃakãn]

/[aˈt͡ʃakãn]/ verb

The verdict

“achacan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,443 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,443
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de achacar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-achacan · achacan · Spanish

achacan · rank #72,443 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,443
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH acerté

Nearest frequency peer: acerté (-2 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 “achacan”

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 “achacan” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for achacan
PropertyValue
Headwordachacan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈt͡ʃakãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,443
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “achacan” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).achacancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “acerté” (#72,441), “acertaron” (#72,440), “acelerará” (#72,439). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “achacan” va en #72,443. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

achacan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,443 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aˈt͡ʃakãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de achacar.".

No misspelling variants are generated for achacan in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is achacan, spelled A-C-H-A-C-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de achacar.

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 "achacan"?
"achacan" is spelled A-C-H-A-C-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈt͡ʃakãn].
What does "achacan" mean?
As a verb, "achacan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de achacar.
How do you pronounce "achacan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "achacan" is [aˈt͡ʃakãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "achacan" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "achacan", 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