achacar

[at͡ʃaˈkaɾ]

/[at͡ʃaˈkaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“achacar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #68,236 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#68,236
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Asignar la responsabilidad de algo nocivo, reprobable, a algo o a alguien.

Key facts for achacar
PropertyValue
Headwordachacar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[at͡ʃaˈkaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#68,236
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “achacar” 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). achacar 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 achacar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [at͡ʃaˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #68,236 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Asignar la responsabilidad de algo nocivo, reprobable, a algo o a alguien.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for achacar, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is achacar, spelled A-C-H-A-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Asignar la responsabilidad de algo nocivo, reprobable, a algo o a alguien.

Synonyms

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 "achacar"?
"achacar" is spelled A-C-H-A-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [at͡ʃaˈkaɾ].
What does "achacar" mean?
As a verb, "achacar" means: Asignar la responsabilidad de algo nocivo, reprobable, a algo o a alguien.
How do you pronounce "achacar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "achacar" is [at͡ʃaˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "achacar" come from?
"achacar" 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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Using “achacar”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-C-H-A-C-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [at͡ʃaˈkaɾ] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list