acusar

/[akuˈsaɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,253

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

acusar is aSpanishverb. It means: Asignar a alguien la culpa o responsabilidad de algo ilegal. inmoral o reprobable, como un delito, vicio, tacha o falta. Pronounced [akuˈsaɾ]. Often confused with asar and acuso.

Key facts for acusar
PropertyValue
Headwordacusar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[akuˈsaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,253
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of acusar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for acusar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [akuˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,253 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for acusar, with forms such as "accusar", "acsuar", and "acuasr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "asar", "acuso", "aunar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is acusar, spelled A-C-U-S-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Asignar a alguien la culpa o responsabilidad de algo ilegal. inmoral o reprobable, como un delito, vicio, tacha o falta.
  2. 2
    Señalar, descubrir o hacer manifiesto algo reprobable, ilegal o secreto.
  3. 3
    Indicar o manifestar que se ha recibido un mensaje, carta, comunicación, envío etc.
  4. 4
    Expresar o advertir con reproches a alguien que no se aprueba una acción y que no debe ejecutarla.
  5. 5
    En algunos juegos, manifestar en un momento pactado u oportuno que se tienen determinadas cartas, obteniendo así cierto puntaje.
  6. 6
    Poner de manifiesto, hacer notorio o perceptible el efecto de un golpe o herida y, por extensión, de un estado emocional.
  7. 7
    Presentar en un proceso judicial los cargos y pruebas contra el acusado (a quien se considera responsable de un delito o falta).
  8. 8
    Recordar, recordarle la omisión, defecto, mal o exceso en alguna obra o hecho al responsable.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: accusar,acsuar,acuasr,acusarr,acusra,acussar,aucsar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for acusar

Misspelling Variants of "acusar"

accusar7acsuar6acuasr6acusarr7acusra6acussar7aucsar6
Misspelling Variants of "acusar"

Frequency rank: #10,253 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acusar"?
"acusar" is spelled A-C-U-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [akuˈsaɾ].
What does "acusar" mean?
As a verb, "acusar" means: Asignar a alguien la culpa o responsabilidad de algo ilegal. inmoral o reprobable, como un delito, vicio, tacha o falta.
What words are commonly confused with "acusar"?
"acusar" is commonly confused with "asar", "acuso", "aunar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acusar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acusar" is [akuˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acusar" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.