excusarse

[ekskuˈsaɾse]

/[ekskuˈsaɾse]/ verb

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The verdict

“excusarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,251 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,251
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Excusar (uso pronominal de ...)

Key facts for excusarse
PropertyValue
Headwordexcusarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ekskuˈsaɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,251
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “excusarse” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). excusarse lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

excusarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,251 among 101,141 “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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Using “excusarse”

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-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ekskuˈsaɾse] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list