exacerbar
[eksaseɾˈβ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“exacerbar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,927 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,927
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Causar ira, causar muy grave enfado o enojo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-exacerbar · exacerbar · Spanish
exacerbar · rank #66,927 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,927
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 101,141
- PHOTO-FINISH exabrupto
Nearest frequency peer: exabrupto (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “exacerbar”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- estudiantina
estudiantina
33,078 corpus weight
- evaluadores
evaluadores
33,077 corpus weight
- evolucionada
evolucionada
33,076 corpus weight
- exabrupto
exabrupto
33,075 corpus weight
- exacerbar
exacerbar
33,074 corpus weight
- Exequiel
Exequiel
33,073 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “exacerbar” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exacerbar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [eksaseɾˈβ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #66,927 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “exacerbar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
exacerbar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,927 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [eksaseɾˈβ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for exacerbar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is exacerbar, spelled E-X-A-C-E-R-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1Causar ira, causar muy grave enfado o enojo.
- 2Agravar o avivar una enfermedad, una molestia, una emoción, una obsesión, etc.
- 3Aumentar la intensidad de algo, especialmente en la manera de describirlo o de percibirlo.
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "exacerbar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.