acrescento

/ɐ.kɾɨʃ.ˈsẽ.tu/

//ɐ.kɾɨʃ.ˈsẽ.tu// verb

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The verdict

“acrescento” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,527 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,527
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo acrescentar

Key facts for acrescento
PropertyValue
Headwordacrescento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.kɾɨʃ.ˈsẽ.tu/
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,527
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “acrescento” sits in Portuguese 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). acrescento 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

acrescento is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,527 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.kɾɨʃ.ˈsẽ.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo acrescentar".

No generated misspelling entries exist for acrescento in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is acrescento, spelled A-C-R-E-S-C-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo acrescentar

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 "acrescento"?
"acrescento" is spelled A-C-R-E-S-C-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.kɾɨʃ.ˈsẽ.tu/.
What does "acrescento" mean?
As a verb, "acrescento" means: primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo acrescentar
How do you pronounce "acrescento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acrescento" is /ɐ.kɾɨʃ.ˈsẽ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acrescento" come from?
"acrescento" is a Portuguese 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 “acrescento”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-C-R-E-S-C-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐ.kɾɨʃ.ˈsẽ.tu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list