excusarse

[ekskuˈsaɾse]

/[ekskuˈsaɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“excusarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,251 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,251
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Excusar (uso pronominal de ...)

Corpus desk

Index ES-excusarse · excusarse · Spanish

excusarse · rank #59,251 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,251
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH excuse

Nearest frequency peer: excuse (+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 “excusarse”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for excusarse
PropertyValue
Headwordexcusarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ekskuˈsaɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,251
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “excusarse” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).excusarsecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “excuse” (#59,252), “everyone” (#59,249), “exigua” (#59,253). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “excusarse” va en #59,251. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

excusarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,251 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ekskuˈsaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Excusar (uso pronominal de ...)".

No misspelling variants are generated for excusarse in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is excusarse, spelled E-X-C-U-S-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Excusar (uso pronominal de ...)

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 "excusarse"?
"excusarse" is spelled E-X-C-U-S-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ekskuˈsaɾse].
What does "excusarse" mean?
As a verb, "excusarse" means: Excusar (uso pronominal de ...)
How do you pronounce "excusarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "excusarse" is [ekskuˈsaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "excusarse" come from?
"excusarse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list