afeitar

/[afejˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,117

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

afeitar is aSpanishverb. It means: Rasurar el bigote, barba o pelo de cualquier parte del cuerpo. Pronounced [afejˈt̪aɾ]. Often confused with agitar and afinar.

Key facts for afeitar
PropertyValue
Headwordafeitar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[afejˈt̪aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,117
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of afeitar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for afeitar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [afejˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,117 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for afeitar, with forms such as "aefitar", "afeiatr", and "afeitarr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "agitar", "afinar", "afilar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is afeitar, spelled A-F-E-I-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rasurar el bigote, barba o pelo de cualquier parte del cuerpo.
  2. 2
    Cortar a una caballería las crines o emparejar las puntas de la cola.
  3. 3
    Quitar las ramas y hojas que sobran de una planta de jardín.
  4. 4
    Embellecer, arreglar o hermosear, una persona su apariencia.
  5. 5
    Cortar al toro los cuernos en su extremo para que resulten menos peligrosos durante la lidia. Se considera ilegal a nivel profesional.
  6. 6
    Indicar, dirigir, enseñar a alguien.
  7. 7
    Cortar el cabello a una persona.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aefitar,afeiatr,afeitarr,afeitra,afeittar,afetiar,affeitar,afietar,faeitar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for afeitar

Misspelling Variants of "afeitar"

aefitar7afeiatr7afeitarr8afeitra7afeittar8afetiar7affeitar8afietar7
Misspelling Variants of "afeitar"

Frequency rank: #25,117 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "afeitar"?
"afeitar" is spelled A-F-E-I-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [afejˈt̪aɾ].
What does "afeitar" mean?
As a verb, "afeitar" means: Rasurar el bigote, barba o pelo de cualquier parte del cuerpo.
What words are commonly confused with "afeitar"?
"afeitar" is commonly confused with "agitar", "afinar", "afilar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "afeitar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afeitar" is [afejˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afeitar" come from?
"afeitar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.