acicalar
[asikaˈlaɾ]
The verdict
“acicalar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Limpiar con esmero, bruñir.
Corpus desk
Index ES-acicalar · acicalar · Spanish
acicalar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acicalar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [asikaˈlaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “acicalar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
acicalar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [asikaˈlaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for acicalar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is acicalar, spelled A-C-I-C-A-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Limpiar con esmero, bruñir.
- 2Pulir, adornar, afeitar, aderezar con esmero o afectación el rostro, peinado, etc.
- 3Aguzar, afilar.
- 4Dar el último pulimento a una pared de sillería retundiendo sus juntas o bien revocar la mampostería y también pintar y señalar los tendeles en las paredes de ladrillo. La frase acicalar las juntas equivale a cogerlas o tomarlas.
- 5Bruñir, pulir, limpiar armas de metal, aplicándose más especialmente a las armas blancas.
This word in other languages
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.