acostumbra

[akosˈt̪ũmbɾa]

/[akosˈt̪ũmbɾa]/ verb

The verdict

“acostumbra” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,745. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,745
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acostumbrar o de acostumbrarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-acostumbra · acostumbra · Spanish

acostumbra · rank #14,745 · 16 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,745
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH acercaba

Nearest frequency peer: acercaba (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “acostumbra”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “acostumbra” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

acostumbra vs acostumbro
90% similar
acostumbra vs acostumbre
90% similar
acostumbra vs acostumbras
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for acostumbra
PropertyValue
Headwordacostumbra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[akosˈt̪ũmbɾa]
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,745
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “acostumbra”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).acostumbracae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “acercaba” (#14,744), “activismo” (#14,746), “útero” (#14,743). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “acostumbra” va en #14,745. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around acostumbra (IPA [akosˈt̪ũmbɾa]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,745 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for acostumbra, with forms such as "accostumbra", "acosstumbra", and "acostmubra". 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, "acostumbro", "acostumbre", "acostumbras", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is acostumbra, spelled A-C-O-S-T-U-M-B-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acostumbrar o de acostumbrarse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de acostumbrar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accostumbra
  • acosstumbra
  • acostmubra
  • acosttumbra
  • acostubmra
  • acostumbar
  • acostumbbra
  • acostumbrra
  • acostummbra
  • acostumrba
  • acostumvra
  • acosutmbra
  • acotsumbra
  • acsotumbra
  • aocstumbra
  • caostumbra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of acostumbra - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

accostumbra1acosstumbra1acostmubra2acosttumbra1acostubmra2acostumbar2acostumbbra1acostumbrra1
Edit distance from "acostumbra"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acostumbra"?
"acostumbra" is spelled A-C-O-S-T-U-M-B-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [akosˈt̪ũmbɾa].
What does "acostumbra" mean?
As a verb, "acostumbra" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acostumbrar o de acostumbrarse.
What words are commonly confused with "acostumbra"?
"acostumbra" is commonly confused with "acostumbro", "acostumbre", "acostumbras". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acostumbra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acostumbra" is [akosˈt̪ũmbɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acostumbra" come from?
"acostumbra" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "acostumbra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list