ácido

/[ˈasið̞o]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,212

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

ácido is anSpanishadj. It means: Que tiene uno de los sabores básicos, como el del limón o el vinagre, producido por la concentración de iones hidronios. Pronounced [ˈasið̞o]. It ranks #4,212 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with aid and acto.

Key facts for ácido
PropertyValue
Headwordácido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈasið̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,212
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ácido in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ácido is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈasið̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,212 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for ácido, with forms such as "cáido", "áccido", and "ácdio". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "aid", "acto", "Ando", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is ácido, spelled Á-C-I-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que tiene uno de los sabores básicos, como el del limón o el vinagre, producido por la concentración de iones hidronios.
  2. 2
    Propio de o relativo a los ácidos₇.
  3. 3
    Que tiene un pH inferior a 7, es decir, que disuelto en agua tiene una concentración de protones superior a 10⁻⁷ moles por litro.
  4. 4
    Dicho sobre todo de una persona o de su trato, que resulta irritante por su astringencia, su rigidez o su violencia.
  5. 5
    Dicho sobre todo de una persona o de su trato, que se expresa con acritud e ingenio.
  6. 6
    Que sabe mucho sobre un asunto o tema.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cáido,áccido,ácdio,áciddo,áciod,áicdo,ásido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ácido

Misspelling Variants of "ácido"

cáido5áccido6ácdio5áciddo6áciod5áicdo5ásido5
Misspelling Variants of "ácido"

Frequency rank: #4,212 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ácido"?
"ácido" is spelled Á-C-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈasið̞o].
What does "ácido" mean?
As an adj, "ácido" means: Que tiene uno de los sabores básicos, como el del limón o el vinagre, producido por la concentración de iones hidronios.
What words are commonly confused with "ácido"?
"ácido" is commonly confused with "aid", "acto", "Ando". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ácido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ácido" is [ˈasið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ácido" come from?
"ácido" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter Á in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.