adormitar

[að̞oɾmiˈt̪aɾ]

/[að̞oɾmiˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“adormitar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Infinitivo de adormitarse (verbo pronominal). :*Uso: admite doble sintaxis: «se va a adormitar» o «va a adormitarse».

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Index ES-adormitar · adormitar · Spanish

adormitar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for adormitar
PropertyValue
Headwordadormitar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[að̞oɾmiˈt̪aɾ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “adormitar” en español

adormitarqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adormitar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [að̞oɾmiˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Infinitivo de adormitarse (verbo pronominal). :*Uso: admite doble sintaxis: «se va a adormitar» o «va a adormitarse».".

No misspelling variants are generated for adormitar in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is adormitar, spelled A-D-O-R-M-I-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Infinitivo de adormitarse (verbo pronominal). :*Uso: admite doble sintaxis: «se va a adormitar» o «va a adormitarse».

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adormitar"?
"adormitar" is spelled A-D-O-R-M-I-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞oɾmiˈt̪aɾ].
What does "adormitar" mean?
As a verb, "adormitar" means: Infinitivo de adormitarse (verbo pronominal). :*Uso: admite doble sintaxis: «se va a adormitar» o «va a adormitarse».
How do you pronounce "adormitar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adormitar" is [að̞oɾmiˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adormitar" come from?
"adormitar" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list