acobardar
[akoβ̞aɾˈð̞aɾ]
The verdict
“acobardar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amedrentar, causar o dar miedo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-acobardar · acobardar · Spanish
acobardar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | acobardar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [akoβ̞aɾˈð̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “acobardar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
acobardar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [akoβ̞aɾˈð̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for acobardar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is acobardar, spelled A-C-O-B-A-R-D-A-R.
Definition
- 1Amedrentar, causar o dar miedo.
- 2Turbar, desconcertar, intimidar.
- 3Humillar, acoquinar.
Synonyms
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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.