achiquitar
[at͡ʃikiˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“achiquitar” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hacer que se reduzca la importancia, influencia o estima de alguien.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | achiquitar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [at͡ʃikiˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “achiquitar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for achiquitar is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [at͡ʃikiˈt̪aɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for achiquitar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is achiquitar, spelled A-C-H-I-Q-U-I-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Hacer que se reduzca la importancia, influencia o estima de alguien.
- 2Reducir el tamaño de algo.
Synonyms
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 “achiquitar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-C-H-I-Q-U-I-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [at͡ʃikiˈt̪aɾ] (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.