excuso

[eksˈkuso]

/[eksˈkuso]/ verb

The verdict

“excuso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,026 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,026
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de excusar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-excuso · excuso · Spanish

excuso · rank #93,026 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,026
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH except

Nearest frequency peer: except (-2 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 “excuso”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for excuso
PropertyValue
Headwordexcuso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eksˈkuso]
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,026
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “excuso” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).excusocae 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: “except” (#93,024), “explotaría” (#93,028), “excedían” (#93,023). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “excuso” va en #93,026. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

excuso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,026 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [eksˈkuso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de excusar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for excuso, 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, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is excuso, spelled E-X-C-U-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de excusar.

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 "excuso"?
"excuso" is spelled E-X-C-U-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eksˈkuso].
What does "excuso" mean?
As a verb, "excuso" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de excusar.
How do you pronounce "excuso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "excuso" is [eksˈkuso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "excuso" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list