adoctrinar

[að̞okt̪ɾiˈnaɾ]

/[að̞okt̪ɾiˈnaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“adoctrinar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,284 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,284
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inculcarle a alguien determinadas ideas o manera de pensar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-adoctrinar · adoctrinar · Spanish

adoctrinar · rank #61,284 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,284
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH adelgazamiento

Nearest frequency peer: adelgazamiento (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “adoctrinar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “adoctrinar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for adoctrinar
PropertyValue
Headwordadoctrinar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[að̞okt̪ɾiˈnaɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#61,284
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “adoctrinar” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.adoctrinarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “adelgazamiento” (#61,283), “aer” (#61,285), “acumulativo” (#61,282). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “adoctrinar” va en #61,284. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adoctrinar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,284 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [að̞okt̪ɾiˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inculcarle a alguien determinadas ideas o manera de pensar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for adoctrinar, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is adoctrinar, spelled A-D-O-C-T-R-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inculcarle a alguien determinadas ideas o manera de pensar.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adoctrinar"?
"adoctrinar" is spelled A-D-O-C-T-R-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞okt̪ɾiˈnaɾ].
What does "adoctrinar" mean?
As a verb, "adoctrinar" means: Inculcarle a alguien determinadas ideas o manera de pensar.
How do you pronounce "adoctrinar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adoctrinar" is [að̞okt̪ɾiˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adoctrinar" come from?
"adoctrinar" is a Spanish 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 Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list