aclarando
[aklaˈɾãn̪d̪o]
The verdict
“aclarando” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #24,708 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #24,708
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gerundio de aclarar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aclarando |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aklaˈɾãn̪d̪o] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #24,708 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aclarando” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for aclarando is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aklaˈɾãn̪d̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,708 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gerundio de aclarar.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for aclarando, with forms such as "acalrando", "acclarando", and "aclaarndo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "alabando", "alargando", "aclaran", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is aclarando, spelled A-C-L-A-R-A-N-D-O.
Definition
- 1Gerundio de aclarar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acalrando,acclarando,aclaarndo,aclaradno,aclaranddo,aclaranndo,aclaranod,aclarnado,aclarrando,acllarando,aclraando,alcarando,calarando
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aclarando - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “aclarando”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-C-L-A-R-A-N-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aklaˈɾãn̪d̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “alabando” - see the side-by-side comparison. aclarando vs alabando
- 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.