acierto

[aˈsjeɾt̪o]

/[aˈsjeɾt̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“acierto” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,082. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,082
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción de acertar y su resultado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-acierto · acierto · Spanish

acierto · rank #12,082 · 10 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,082
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH afectando

Nearest frequency peer: afectando (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “acierto”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “acierto” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

acierto vs acuerdo
71% similar
acierto vs Alberto
57% similar
acierto vs asiento
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for acierto
PropertyValue
Headwordacierto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈsjeɾt̪o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,082
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “acierto”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.aciertocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “afectando” (#12,083), “ángulos” (#12,080), “agarro” (#12,084). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “acierto” va en #12,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around acierto (IPA [aˈsjeɾt̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,082 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for acierto, with forms such as "accierto", "aceirto", and "acierot". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "acuerdo", "Alberto", "asiento", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is acierto, spelled A-C-I-E-R-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de acertar y su resultado.
  2. 2
    Ejecución correcta y hábil de una acción.
  3. 3
    Resultado afortunado de una acción.
  4. 4
    Acción conforme y adecuada a las circunstancias.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ejecutó su doble salto con gran acierto
  2. En la lotería solo tuvo tres aciertos

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accierto
  • aceirto
  • acierot
  • acierrto
  • aciertto
  • acietro
  • acireto
  • aicerto
  • asierto
  • caierto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of acierto - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

accierto1aceirto2acierot2acierrto1aciertto1acietro2acireto2aicerto2
Edit distance from "acierto"

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 "acierto"?
"acierto" is spelled A-C-I-E-R-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈsjeɾt̪o].
What does "acierto" mean?
As a noun, "acierto" means: Acción de acertar y su resultado.
What words are commonly confused with "acierto"?
"acierto" is commonly confused with "acuerdo", "Alberto", "asiento". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acierto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acierto" is [aˈsjeɾt̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acierto" come from?
"acierto" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "acierto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list