acuñar

[akuˈɲaɾ]

/[akuˈɲaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“acuñar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,051 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,051
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Usar un cuño para imprimir o crear un diseño en un objetos metálicos, medallas o monedas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-acunar · acuñar · Spanish

acuñar · rank #50,051 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,051
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH acusadores

Nearest frequency peer: acusadores (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “acuñar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “acuñar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for acuñar
PropertyValue
Headwordacuñar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[akuˈɲaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,051
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “acuñar” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).acuñarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “acusadores” (#50,050), “acérrimos” (#50,052), “actúo” (#50,049). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “acuñar” va en #50,051. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

acuñar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,051 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [akuˈɲaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for acuñar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is acuñar, spelled A-C-U-Ñ-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Usar un cuño para imprimir o crear un diseño en un objetos metálicos, medallas o monedas.
  2. 2
    Colocar cuñas.
  3. 3
    Crear un nuevo término.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La primera pieza con el logotipo "pesetas" fue acuñada en Barcelona de "4 1/2 pesetas", en 1808, durante la dominación Napoleónica. La pieza correspondiente de "peseta", se acuñó el año 1809.
  2. Dàniyya será la capital de la taifa creada en 1010 por el amiri Muyahid que, anexionándose las Baleares, convertirá el reino en un importante centro marítimo y comercial que acuñará su propia moneda hasta la invasión almohade.

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 "acuñar"?
"acuñar" is spelled A-C-U-Ñ-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [akuˈɲaɾ].
What does "acuñar" mean?
As a verb, "acuñar" means: Usar un cuño para imprimir o crear un diseño en un objetos metálicos, medallas o monedas.
How do you pronounce "acuñar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acuñar" is [akuˈɲaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acuñar" come from?
"acuñar" 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 "acuñar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list