achaque
[aˈt͡ʃake]
The verdict
“achaque” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Indisposición o dolencia cotidiana, especialmente las que son comunes en la vejez.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | achaque |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈt͡ʃake] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “achaque” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for achaque is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈt͡ʃake]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for achaque in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is achaque, spelled A-C-H-A-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Indisposición o dolencia cotidiana, especialmente las que son comunes en la vejez.
- 2Malestar o indisposición de poca importancia o duración.
- 3Rasgo físico o moral que se considera negativo o reprobable.
- 4Razón que se dice a alguien para justificar una acción u omisión.
- 5Tema del que se trata o sobre el que se piensa.
- 6Antigua penalidad en dinero que se imponía en ciertas circunstancias.
- 7Factor o suceso que constituye la razón, explicación o antecedente de un resultado.
- 8Fama, reputación, apariencia o conjunto de percepciones que tiene la gente sobre alguien.
- 9Denuncia que alguien pone solamente para obtener dinero del acusado a cambio de no proseguir con el pleito.
- 10Sangrado mensual como consecuencia del ciclo menstrual en la mujer.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “achaque”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-C-H-A-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈt͡ʃake] (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.