acácia

/ɐ.ˈka.sjɐ/

//ɐ.ˈka.sjɐ// noun

The verdict

“acácia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,529 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,529
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nome dado a várias espécies de árvores do género Acacia da família das leguminosas

Corpus desk

Index PT-acacia · acácia · Portuguese

acácia · rank #52,529 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,529
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH acrobacia

Nearest frequency peer: acrobacia (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “acácia”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “acácia” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for acácia
PropertyValue
Headwordacácia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ˈka.sjɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,529
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “acácia” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.acáciacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “acrobacia” (#52,528), “acrescento” (#52,527), “absolver” (#52,525). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “acácia” fica em #52,529. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

acácia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,529 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.ˈka.sjɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nome dado a várias espécies de árvores do género Acacia da família das leguminosas".

Zero misspellings are on record for acácia in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is acácia, spelled A-C-Á-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    nome dado a várias espécies de árvores do género Acacia da família das leguminosas

This word in other languages

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acácia"?
"acácia" is spelled A-C-Á-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈka.sjɐ/.
What does "acácia" mean?
As a noun, "acácia" means: nome dado a várias espécies de árvores do género Acacia da família das leguminosas
How do you pronounce "acácia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acácia" is /ɐ.ˈka.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acácia" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list