acusar
[akuˈsaɾ]
The verdict
“acusar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #10,253 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #10,253
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Asignar a alguien la culpa o responsabilidad de algo ilegal. inmoral o reprobable, como un delito, vicio, tacha o falta.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acusar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [akuˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #10,253 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “acusar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for acusar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 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
- 1Asignar a alguien la culpa o responsabilidad de algo ilegal. inmoral o reprobable, como un delito, vicio, tacha o falta.
- 2Señalar, descubrir o hacer manifiesto algo reprobable, ilegal o secreto.
- 3Indicar o manifestar que se ha recibido un mensaje, carta, comunicación, envío etc.
- 4Expresar o advertir con reproches a alguien que no se aprueba una acción y que no debe ejecutarla.
- 5En algunos juegos, manifestar en un momento pactado u oportuno que se tienen determinadas cartas, obteniendo así cierto puntaje.
- 6Poner de manifiesto, hacer notorio o perceptible el efecto de un golpe o herida y, por extensión, de un estado emocional.
- 7Presentar en un proceso judicial los cargos y pruebas contra el acusado (a quien se considera responsable de un delito o falta).
- 8Recordar, recordarle la omisión, defecto, mal o exceso en alguna obra o hecho al responsable.
This word in other languages
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.
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 “acusar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-C-U-S-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [akuˈsaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “asar” - see the side-by-side comparison. acusar vs asar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.