acossar
/ɐ.ku.ˈsaɾ/
The verdict
“acossar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dar caça a
Corpus desk
Index PT-acossar · acossar · Portuguese
acossar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acossar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɐ.ku.ˈsaɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “acossar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
acossar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.ku.ˈsaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
acossar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is acossar, spelled A-C-O-S-S-A-R.
Definition
- 1dar caça a
- 2atormentar
- 3correr no encalço de
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.