acuarela

[akwaˈɾela]

/[akwaˈɾela]/ noun

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The verdict

“acuarela” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,183. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,183
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pintura de base acuosa, usada en arte, especialmente para pintar sobre papel o pergamino

Corpus desk

Index ES-acuarela · acuarela · Spanish

acuarela · rank #31,183 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,183
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH actualizadas

Nearest frequency peer: actualizadas (-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 “acuarela”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “acuarela” 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).

acuarela vs acuarelas
89% similar

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

Key facts for acuarela
PropertyValue
Headwordacuarela
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[akwaˈɾela]
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,183
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “acuarela”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “actualizadas” (#31,182), “adelantando” (#31,184), “acosté” (#31,181). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “acuarela” va en #31,183. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around acuarela (IPA [akwaˈɾela]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,183 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for acuarela, with forms such as "acaurela", "accuarela", and "acuaerla". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "acuarelas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is acuarela, spelled A-C-U-A-R-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pintura de base acuosa, usada en arte, especialmente para pintar sobre papel o pergamino
  2. 2
    Técnica de emplear esta pintura
  3. 3
    Obra realizada con esta pintura

This word in other languages

watercolor(English)aquarelle(Français)Aquarell(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acaurela
  • accuarela
  • acuaerla
  • acuareal
  • acuarella
  • acuarlea
  • acuarrela
  • acuraela
  • aucarela
  • cauarela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of acuarela - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acaurela2accuarela1acuaerla2acuareal2acuarella1acuarlea2acuarrela1acuraela2
Edit distance from "acuarela"

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 "acuarela"?
"acuarela" is spelled A-C-U-A-R-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [akwaˈɾela].
What does "acuarela" mean?
As a noun, "acuarela" means: Pintura de base acuosa, usada en arte, especialmente para pintar sobre papel o pergamino
What words are commonly confused with "acuarela"?
"acuarela" is commonly confused with "acuarelas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acuarela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acuarela" is [akwaˈɾela]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acuarela" come from?
"acuarela" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

acosando#31,180acontece#31,179aduanero#31,187advertía#31,189

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

ópticas10 variantsarmazón10 variantsTortosa10 variantsSentis10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list