acusar

/ɐ.ku.ˈzaɾ/

//ɐ.ku.ˈzaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“acusar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,117. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,117
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - culpar, incriminar

Corpus desk

Index PT-acusar · acusar · Portuguese

acusar · rank #10,117 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,117
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH afim

Nearest frequency peer: afim (+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 “acusar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “acusar” 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).

acusar vs atuar
67% similar
acusar vs assar
67% similar
acusar vs ajudar
67% similar

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

Key facts for acusar
PropertyValue
Headwordacusar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.ku.ˈzaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,117
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “acusar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).acusarcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “afim” (#10,118), “agulha” (#10,119), “achado” (#10,114). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “acusar” fica em #10,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around acusar (IPA /ɐ.ku.ˈzaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,117 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for acusar, with forms such as "accusar", "acsuar", and "acuasr". 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, "atuar", "assar", "ajudar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is acusar, spelled A-C-U-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    culpar, incriminar
  2. 2
    avisar sobre o recebimento de algo
  3. 3
    expor informação que sinaliza de modo confirmatório de que há

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how acusar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Caso não fossem atendidos, teriam ameaçado acusar Lancellotti de abuso sexual de menores.
  2. Acuso recebimento de seu e-mail do dia 2 do presente.

Synonyms

indicarmostrar

This word in other languages

accuse(English)acusar(Español)accuser(Français)beschuldigen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accusar
  • acsuar
  • acuasr
  • acusarr
  • acusra
  • acussar
  • aucsar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of acusar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

accusar1acsuar2acuasr2acusarr1acusra2acussar1aucsar2
Edit distance from "acusar"

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 "acusar"?
"acusar" is spelled A-C-U-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ku.ˈzaɾ/.
What does "acusar" mean?
As a verb, "acusar" means: culpar, incriminar
What words are commonly confused with "acusar"?
"acusar" is commonly confused with "atuar", "assar", "ajudar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acusar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acusar" is /ɐ.ku.ˈzaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acusar" come from?
"acusar" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

agulha#10,119achado#10,114abismo#10,113xícara#10,110

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

peste7 variantsferir7 variantsgerir7 variantsMadri7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list