excusar
[ekskuˈsaɾ]
The verdict
“excusar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #57,760 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #57,760
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Exponer y alegar causas o razones para sacar libre a uno de la culpa que se le imputa.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | excusar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ekskuˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,760 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “excusar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for excusar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ekskuˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #57,760 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Exponer y alegar causas o razones para sacar libre a uno de la culpa que se le imputa.
- 2Evitar, impedir, precaver que una cosa perjudicial se ejecute o suceda.
- 3Rehusar hacer una cosa.
- 4Eximir y libertar del pago de tributos o de un servicio personal.
- 5Junto 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.
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Using “excusar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-X-C-U-S-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ekskuˈsaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.