exacerba

[eksaˈseɾβ̞a]

/[eksaˈseɾβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“exacerba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,870 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,870
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de exacerbar o de exacerbarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-exacerba · exacerba · Spanish

exacerba · rank #84,870 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,870
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH evasiones

Nearest frequency peer: evasiones (-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 “exacerba”

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 “exacerba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for exacerba
PropertyValue
Headwordexacerba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eksaˈseɾβ̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,870
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “exacerba” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “evasiones” (#84,869), “eximido” (#84,871), “expandirá” (#84,873). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “exacerba” va en #84,870. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

exacerba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,870 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [eksaˈseɾβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for exacerba in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is exacerba, spelled E-X-A-C-E-R-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de exacerbar o de exacerbarse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de exacerbar.

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 "exacerba"?
"exacerba" is spelled E-X-A-C-E-R-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eksaˈseɾβ̞a].
What does "exacerba" mean?
As a verb, "exacerba" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de exacerbar o de exacerbarse.
How do you pronounce "exacerba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exacerba" is [eksaˈseɾβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exacerba" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list