acusar

[akuˈsaɾ]

/[akuˈsaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“acusar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,253. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,253
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Asignar a alguien la culpa o responsabilidad de algo ilegal. inmoral o reprobable, como un delito, vicio, tacha o falta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-acusar · acusar · Spanish

acusar · rank #10,253 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,253
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH acuerdas

Nearest frequency peer: acuerdas (-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 “acusar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “acusar” 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).

acusar vs asar
67% similar
acusar vs acuso
67% similar
acusar vs aunar
67% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “acusar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.acusarcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “acuerdas” (#10,252), “aerolínea” (#10,254), “actuado” (#10,251). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “acusar” va en #10,253. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around acusar (IPA [akuˈsaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,253 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for acusar, with forms such as "accusar", "acsuar", and "acuasr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "asar", "acuso", "aunar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is acusar, spelled A-C-U-S-A-R.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un argumento similar fue presentado por un comité de antropólogos para solicitar al gobierno de la República la expulsión del Instituto Lingüístico de Verano (ILV), en el año 1979, al cual se acusó de promover la división de los pueblos indígenas.
  2. En 1875 el teólogo [Charles Hodge acusó a Darwin de negar la existencia de Dios al definir a los humanos como el resultado de un proceso natural en lugar de una creación diseñada por Dios.

Synonyms

culpardenunciarimputarnotartachardelatarrevelaramonestarcensurarcorregirreconvenirregañarreprenderreprocharreñir

This word in other languages

accuse(English)acusar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accusar
  • acsuar
  • acuasr
  • acusarr
  • acusra
  • acussar
  • aucsar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of acusar - 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.

accusar1acsuar2acuasr2acusarr1acusra2acussar1aucsar2
Edit distance from "acusar"

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 "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?
"acusar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

órbita#10,250varían#10,241tumbas#10,237cabida#10,277

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

aprox7 variantsvalía7 variantstumor7 variantssonríe7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list