adolece

[að̞oˈlese]

/[að̞oˈlese]/ verb

The verdict

“adolece” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,307 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,307
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adolecer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-adolece · adolece · Spanish

adolece · rank #53,307 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,307
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH adivinanza

Nearest frequency peer: adivinanza (-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 “adolece”

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 “adolece” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for adolece
PropertyValue
Headwordadolece
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[að̞oˈlese]
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,307
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “adolece” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).adolececae 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: “adivinanza” (#53,306), “adheridas” (#53,305), “adelantamiento” (#53,304). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “adolece” va en #53,307. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adolece is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,307 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [að̞oˈlese]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for adolece, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is adolece, spelled A-D-O-L-E-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adolecer.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de adolecer.

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 "adolece"?
"adolece" is spelled A-D-O-L-E-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞oˈlese].
What does "adolece" mean?
As a verb, "adolece" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adolecer.
How do you pronounce "adolece"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adolece" is [að̞oˈlese]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adolece" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list