acobardarse
[akoβ̞aɾˈð̞aɾse]
The verdict
“acobardarse” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cobrar temor, ceder, tener miedo, volverse cobarde.
Corpus desk
Index ES-acobardarse · acobardarse · Spanish
acobardarse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | acobardarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [akoβ̞aɾˈð̞aɾse] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “acobardarse” en español
Rare enough to double-check
acobardarse is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [akoβ̞aɾˈð̞aɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
acobardarse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is acobardarse, spelled A-C-O-B-A-R-D-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Cobrar temor, ceder, tener miedo, volverse cobarde.
- 2Desistir alguien de su propósito.
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.