aferrarse

/[afeˈraɾse]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,012

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

aferrarse is aSpanishverb. It means: Asirse, agarrarse, sujetarse con fuerza a algo; o una cosa con otra. Pronounced [afeˈraɾse]. Often confused with agarrarse and alegrarse.

Key facts for aferrarse
PropertyValue
Headwordaferrarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[afeˈraɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,012
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for aferrarse is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [afeˈraɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,012 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.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for aferrarse, with forms such as "aefrrarse", "aferarrse", and "aferarse". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "agarrarse", "alegrarse", "ahorrarse", 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 aferrarse, spelled A-F-E-R-R-A-R-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Asirse, agarrarse, sujetarse con fuerza a algo; o una cosa con otra.
  2. 2
    Insistir de modo terco o tenaz en alguna decisión, idea u opinión. Empeñarse en algo.
  3. 3
    Poner toda la atención, inclinación, emoción o esperanza en algo, a manera de refugio, defensa, seguridad o vicio.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aefrrarse,aferarrse,aferarse,aferrarce,aferrares,aferrarrse,aferrarsse,aferrasre,aferrrase,afferrarse,afrerarse,faerrarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aferrarse

Misspelling Variants of "aferrarse"

aefrrarse9aferarrse9aferarse8aferrarce9aferrares9aferrarrse10aferrarsse10aferrasre9
Misspelling Variants of "aferrarse"

Frequency rank: #24,012 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aferrarse"?
"aferrarse" is spelled A-F-E-R-R-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [afeˈraɾse].
What does "aferrarse" mean?
As a verb, "aferrarse" means: Asirse, agarrarse, sujetarse con fuerza a algo; o una cosa con otra.
What words are commonly confused with "aferrarse"?
"aferrarse" is commonly confused with "agarrarse", "alegrarse", "ahorrarse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aferrarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aferrarse" is [afeˈraɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aferrarse" come from?
"aferrarse" 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.