adular

[að̞uˈlaɾ]

/[að̞uˈlaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“adular” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,573 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,573
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer o decir con intención, a veces inmoderadamente, lo que se cree que puede agradar a otro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-adular · adular · Spanish

adular · rank #71,573 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,573
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH advirtiera

Nearest frequency peer: advirtiera (+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 “adular”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for adular
PropertyValue
Headwordadular
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[að̞uˈlaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,573
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “adular” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.adularcae 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: “advirtiera” (#71,574), “adquiriera” (#71,571), “admiradas” (#71,570). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “adular” va en #71,573. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adular is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,573 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [að̞uˈlaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for adular, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 adular, spelled A-D-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer o decir con intención, a veces inmoderadamente, lo que se cree que puede agradar a otro.
  2. 2
    Producir alegría o gozo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how adular appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Pero sospecho que el tal colega me quiso adular para evitarse un disgusto».

Synonyms

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 "adular"?
"adular" is spelled A-D-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞uˈlaɾ].
What does "adular" mean?
As a verb, "adular" means: Hacer o decir con intención, a veces inmoderadamente, lo que se cree que puede agradar a otro.
How do you pronounce "adular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adular" is [að̞uˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adular" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list