adolecen

[að̞oˈlesẽn]

/[að̞oˈlesẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“adolecen” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,985 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,985
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adolecer.

Key facts for adolecen
PropertyValue
Headwordadolecen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[að̞oˈlesẽn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#96,985
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “adolecen” sits in Spanish 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). adolecen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adolecen is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,985 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [að̞oˈlesẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adolecer.".

Zero misspellings are on record for adolecen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is adolecen, spelled A-D-O-L-E-C-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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 "adolecen"?
"adolecen" is spelled A-D-O-L-E-C-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞oˈlesẽn].
What does "adolecen" mean?
As a verb, "adolecen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adolecer.
How do you pronounce "adolecen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adolecen" is [að̞oˈlesẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adolecen" come from?
"adolecen" is a Spanish 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 “adolecen”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-D-O-L-E-C-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [að̞oˈlesẽn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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