acrescer
/ɐ.kɾɨʃ.ˈseɾ/
The verdict
“acrescer” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aumentar
Corpus desk
Index PT-acrescer · acrescer · Portuguese
acrescer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | acrescer |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɐ.kɾɨʃ.ˈseɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “acrescer” em português
Rare enough to double-check
acrescer is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.kɾɨʃ.ˈseɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for acrescer, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 acrescer, spelled A-C-R-E-S-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1aumentar
- 2juntar-se
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.