acmé

[akˈme]

/[akˈme]/ noun

The verdict

“acmé” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Momento de mayor auge o apogeo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-acme · acmé · Spanish

acmé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for acmé
PropertyValue
Headwordacmé
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[akˈme]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “acmé” en español

acméqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

acmé is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [akˈme]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

acmé has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is acmé, spelled A-C-M-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Momento de mayor auge o apogeo.
  2. 2
    Período de mayor intensidad de una enfermedad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. «Está en el/la acmé de su carrera literaria».
  2. «El proceso cursa en unos días de acmé del síndrome antes descrito, tras los cuales, después de un sueño reparador y prolongado, el paciente recupera su integridad psicológica».

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acmé"?
"acmé" is spelled A-C-M-É. The IPA pronunciation is [akˈme].
What does "acmé" mean?
As a noun, "acmé" means: Momento de mayor auge o apogeo.
How do you pronounce "acmé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acmé" is [akˈme]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acmé" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list