Similar words
coartada
Worth distinguishing: excusa is a general justification; coartada is specifically an alibi, a legal defense of one's location during a crime.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
desculpa
desculpa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "excuse."
Practice
1 What does excusa mean?
excuse
2 Fill the gap: Puso una ___.
Full sentence: Puso una excusa. (He made an excuse.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches excusa?
excusa: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.