acoplarse
[akoˈplaɾse]
The verdict
“acoplarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,759 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,759
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acoplar (uso pronominal de...).
Corpus desk
Index ES-acoplarse · acoplarse · Spanish
acoplarse · rank #70,759 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,759
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH acontecen
Nearest frequency peer: acontecen (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “acoplarse”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- achica
achica
29,245 corpus weight
- acogía
acogía
29,244 corpus weight
- acontecen
acontecen
29,243 corpus weight
- acoplarse
acoplarse
29,242 corpus weight
- acortan
acortan
29,241 corpus weight
- acudieran
acudieran
29,239 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “acoplarse” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acoplarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [akoˈplaɾse] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #70,759 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “acoplarse” en español
Rare enough to double-check
acoplarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,759 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [akoˈplaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for acoplarse, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is acoplarse, spelled A-C-O-P-L-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Acoplar (uso pronominal de...).
- 2Unirse sexualmente dos animales.
- 3Ajustar o unir entre sí a las personas que estaban discordes, o las cosas en que había alguna discrepancia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how acoplarse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La abeja reina al nacer pasa aproximadamente 5 días en el interior de la colmena, ella reconoce su nueva casa. A partir de ese momento saldrá de la misma y realizará vuelos de fecundación con zánganos (machos) que se acoplarán en el aire con ella.
Pero cuando el mal caballo ha tenido que soportar muchas veces lo mismo, y se le acaba la indocilidad humillado, se acopla, al fin, a la prudencia del auriga
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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