acrescido

adj

The verdict

“acrescido” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #32,436 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#32,436
frequency rank, Portuguese
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que se expandiu, aumentou, cresceu ou se elevou após ter obtido um acréscimo

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

acrescido vs acréscimo
78% similar

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

Key facts for acrescido
PropertyValue
Headwordacrescido
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#32,436
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “acrescido” 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). acrescido lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for acrescido is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #32,436 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for acrescido, with forms such as "accrescido", "acerscido", and "acrecsido". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "acréscimo", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is acrescido, spelled A-C-R-E-S-C-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se expandiu, aumentou, cresceu ou se elevou após ter obtido um acréscimo
  2. 2
    que foi acrescentado a

Synonyms

acrescentadoalargadoampliadoaumentadodilatadoestendido

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: accrescido,acerscido,acrecsido,acresccido,acrescdio,acresciddo,acresciod,acresicdo,acresscido,acrrescido,acrsecido,arcescido,carescido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of acrescido - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

accrescido1acerscido2acrecsido2acresccido1acrescdio2acresciddo1acresciod2acresicdo2
Edit distance from "acrescido"

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 "acrescido"?
"acrescido" is spelled A-C-R-E-S-C-I-D-O.
What does "acrescido" mean?
As an adjective, "acrescido" means: que se expandiu, aumentou, cresceu ou se elevou após ter obtido um acréscimo
What words are commonly confused with "acrescido"?
"acrescido" is commonly confused with "acréscimo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "acrescido" come from?
"acrescido" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “acrescido”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-C-R-E-S-C-I-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “acréscimo” - see the side-by-side comparison. acrescido vs acréscimo
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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