Acre

/ˈa.kɾɪ/

//ˈa.kɾɪ// noun

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The verdict

“Acre” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,136. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,136
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estado localizado no sudoeste da Região Norte do Brasil que faz fronteira ao norte com o estado do Amazonas, ao leste com o estado de Rondônia, ao sudeste com a Bolívia e ao sul e ao oeste com o Peru

Corpus desk

Index PT-acre · Acre · Portuguese

Acre · rank #6,136 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,136
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH ala

Nearest frequency peer: ala (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “Acre”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “Acre” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Acre vs ar
25% similar
Acre vs até
0% similar
Acre vs art
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Acre
PropertyValue
HeadwordAcre
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈa.kɾɪ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,136
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “Acre”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).Acrecai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ala” (#6,137), “visite” (#6,132), “apropriado” (#6,140). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “Acre” fica em #6,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Acre (IPA /ˈa.kɾɪ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,136 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Acre, with forms such as "accre", "acer", and "acrre". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ar", "até", "art", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is Acre, spelled A-C-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    estado localizado no sudoeste da Região Norte do Brasil que faz fronteira ao norte com o estado do Amazonas, ao leste com o estado de Rondônia, ao sudeste com a Bolívia e ao sul e ao oeste com o Peru
  2. 2
    cidade de Israel situada na região da Galileia, na costa do Mediterrâneo

This word in other languages

Acre(English)Acre(Español)Acre(Français)Acre(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accre
  • acer
  • acrre
  • arce
  • care

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Acre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

accre1acer2acrre1arce2care2
Edit distance from "Acre"

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 "Acre"?
"Acre" is spelled A-C-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈa.kɾɪ/.
What does "Acre" mean?
As a noun, "Acre" means: estado localizado no sudoeste da Região Norte do Brasil que faz fronteira ao norte com o estado do Amazonas, ao leste com o estado de Rondônia, ao sudeste com a Bolívia e ao sul e ao oeste com o Peru
What words are commonly confused with "Acre"?
"Acre" is commonly confused with "ar", "até", "art". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Acre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Acre" is /ˈa.kɾɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Acre" come from?
"Acre" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vara#6,130case#6,149saga#6,116galo#6,184

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

here5 variantsleal5 variantsdali5 variantsbeta5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list