acrecentarse

[akɾesẽn̪ˈt̪aɾse]

/[akɾesẽn̪ˈt̪aɾse]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacerse mayor o mejor en extensión, cantidad, calidad, etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-acrecentarse · acrecentarse · Spanish

acrecentarse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for acrecentarse
PropertyValue
Headwordacrecentarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[akɾesẽn̪ˈt̪aɾse]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “acrecentarse” en español

acrecentarseestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

acrecentarse is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [akɾesẽn̪ˈt̪aɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hacerse mayor o mejor en extensión, cantidad, calidad, etc.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for acrecentarse, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is acrecentarse, spelled A-C-R-E-C-E-N-T-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacerse mayor o mejor en extensión, cantidad, calidad, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. su calvicie prematura comenzó a acrecentarse.

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 "acrecentarse"?
"acrecentarse" is spelled A-C-R-E-C-E-N-T-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [akɾesẽn̪ˈt̪aɾse].
What does "acrecentarse" mean?
As a verb, "acrecentarse" means: Hacerse mayor o mejor en extensión, cantidad, calidad, etc.
How do you pronounce "acrecentarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acrecentarse" is [akɾesẽn̪ˈt̪aɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acrecentarse" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list