acuciar
[akuˈsjaɾ]
The verdict
“acuciar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estimular, dar prisa; apurar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-acuciar · acuciar · Spanish
acuciar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acuciar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [akuˈsjaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “acuciar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
acuciar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [akuˈsjaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for acuciar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 acuciar, spelled A-C-U-C-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1Estimular, dar prisa; apurar.
- 2Motivar o impulsar a alguien para hacer algo.
- 3Poner nervioso a alguien.
- 4Desear con vehemencia.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.