achacar

[at͡ʃaˈkaɾ]

/[at͡ʃaˈkaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“achacar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,236 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,236
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Asignar la responsabilidad de algo nocivo, reprobable, a algo o a alguien.

Corpus desk

Index ES-achacar · achacar · Spanish

achacar · rank #68,236 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,236
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aceitera

Nearest frequency peer: aceitera (-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 “achacar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for achacar
PropertyValue
Headwordachacar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[at͡ʃaˈkaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#68,236
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “achacar” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “aceitera” (#68,235), “acojonado” (#68,238), “acoplados” (#68,239). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “achacar” va en #68,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

achacar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,236 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [at͡ʃaˈkaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how achacar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Durante varios años simplemente negó que tuviese ningún problema con su salud: Cuando, alrededor de 1990, su enfermedad era evidente, lo achacó a otros problemas de salud y se negó a aceptar los tratamientos entonces disponibles.
  2. Se le achacó demasiada dureza en la represión de los sublevados, entre los cuales se encontraba César, y hubo de exiliarse el 58 adC.

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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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