excusar

[ekskuˈsaɾ]

/[ekskuˈsaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“excusar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,760 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,760
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exponer y alegar causas o razones para sacar libre a uno de la culpa que se le imputa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-excusar · excusar · Spanish

excusar · rank #57,760 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,760
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH excentricidad

Nearest frequency peer: excentricidad (-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 “excusar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for excusar
PropertyValue
Headwordexcusar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ekskuˈsaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,760
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “excusar” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.excusarcae 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: “excentricidad” (#57,759), “exequias” (#57,761), “evolutivas” (#57,758). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “excusar” va en #57,760. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

excusar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,760 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ekskuˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for excusar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is excusar, spelled E-X-C-U-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exponer y alegar causas o razones para sacar libre a uno de la culpa que se le imputa.
  2. 2
    Evitar, impedir, precaver que una cosa perjudicial se ejecute o suceda.
  3. 3
    Rehusar hacer una cosa.
  4. 4
    Eximir y libertar del pago de tributos o de un servicio personal.
  5. 5
    Junto con infinitivo: poder evitar, poder dejar de hacer lo que éste significa.

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 "excusar"?
"excusar" is spelled E-X-C-U-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ekskuˈsaɾ].
What does "excusar" mean?
As a verb, "excusar" means: Exponer y alegar causas o razones para sacar libre a uno de la culpa que se le imputa.
How do you pronounce "excusar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "excusar" is [ekskuˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "excusar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list