adormecer
[að̞oɾmeˈseɾ]
The verdict
“adormecer” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #88,470 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #88,470
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Causar somnolencia.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | adormecer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [að̞oɾmeˈseɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #88,470 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “adormecer” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for adormecer is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [að̞oɾmeˈseɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #88,470 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for adormecer, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is adormecer, spelled A-D-O-R-M-E-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1Causar somnolencia.
- 2Reducir la intensidad de una pasión o fenómeno.
- 3Provocar parestesia por presión en un vaso sanguíneo o nervio.
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “adormecer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-D-O-R-M-E-C-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [að̞oɾmeˈseɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.