acuchillar
[akut͡ʃiˈʝaɾ]
The verdict
“acuchillar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,464 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,464
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cortar hiriendo o matar con cuchillo y por extensión con otras armas blancas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acuchillar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [akut͡ʃiˈʝaɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #88,464 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “acuchillar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
acuchillar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,464 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [akut͡ʃiˈʝaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
acuchillar has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is acuchillar, spelled A-C-U-C-H-I-L-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Cortar hiriendo o matar con cuchillo y por extensión con otras armas blancas.
- 2Hender el aire.
- 3Pulir la madera.
- 4Hacer tajos en la ropa con motivos estilísticos.
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); 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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Using “acuchillar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-C-U-C-H-I-L-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [akut͡ʃiˈʝaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.