exceso

/[ekˈseso]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,162

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

exceso is aSpanishnoun. It means: Sobreabundancia de algo. Pronounced [ekˈseso]. It ranks #4,162 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with excusa and expuso.

Key facts for exceso
PropertyValue
Headwordexceso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ekˈseso]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,162
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for exceso is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ekˈseso]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,162 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for exceso, with forms such as "ecxeso", "excceso", and "exceos". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "excusa", "expuso", "extenso", 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 exceso, spelled E-X-C-E-S-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sobreabundancia de algo.
  2. 2
    Parte o cantidad que está más allá de la norma de referencia.
  3. 3
    Lo que sobrepasa lo considerado decente, normal, o razonable.
  4. 4
    Lo que está fuera de la ley o va más allá de lo permitido por ella.
  5. 5
    Perturbación psíquica, alteración de las facultades mentales.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ecxeso,excceso,exceos,excesso,excseo,execso,exseso,exxceso,xeceso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for exceso

Misspelling Variants of "exceso"

ecxeso6excceso7exceos6excesso7excseo6execso6exseso6exxceso7
Misspelling Variants of "exceso"

Frequency rank: #4,162 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exceso"?
"exceso" is spelled E-X-C-E-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ekˈseso].
What does "exceso" mean?
As a noun, "exceso" means: Sobreabundancia de algo.
What words are commonly confused with "exceso"?
"exceso" is commonly confused with "excusa", "expuso", "extenso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exceso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exceso" is [ekˈseso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exceso" come from?
"exceso" 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.