exacto

/[ekˈsakt̪o]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,713

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

exacto is anSpanishadj. It means: Puntual, fiel y cabal. Pronounced [ekˈsakt̪o]. It ranks #2,713 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with éxito and exento.

Key facts for exacto
PropertyValue
Headwordexacto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ekˈsakt̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,713
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for exacto is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ekˈsakt̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,713 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for exacto, with forms such as "eaxcto", "exaccto", and "exacot". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "éxito", "exento", "existo", 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 exacto, spelled E-X-A-C-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Puntual, fiel y cabal.
  2. 2
    Justo, en la proporción adecuada, que no le sobra ni le falta nada.
  3. 3
    Dicho de una división, aquella cuyo residuo es igual a cero.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eaxcto,exaccto,exacot,exactto,exatco,excato,exxacto,xeacto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for exacto

Misspelling Variants of "exacto"

eaxcto6exaccto7exacot6exactto7exatco6excato6exxacto7xeacto6
Misspelling Variants of "exacto"

Frequency rank: #2,713 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exacto"?
"exacto" is spelled E-X-A-C-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ekˈsakt̪o].
What does "exacto" mean?
As an adj, "exacto" means: Puntual, fiel y cabal.
What words are commonly confused with "exacto"?
"exacto" is commonly confused with "éxito", "exento", "existo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exacto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exacto" is [ekˈsakt̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exacto" come from?
"exacto" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.