aferro

[aˈfero]

/[aˈfero]/ verb

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The verdict

“aferro” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,763 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,763
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aferrar o de aferrarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aferro · aferro · Spanish

aferro · rank #70,763 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,763
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH acudieran

Nearest frequency peer: acudieran (-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 “aferro”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aferro
PropertyValue
Headwordaferro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈfero]
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,763
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “aferro” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).aferrocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “acudieran” (#70,762), “agents” (#70,764), “agroalimentario” (#70,765). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aferro” va en #70,763. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aferro is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,763 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aˈfero]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aferrar o de aferrarse.".

aferro doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is aferro, spelled A-F-E-R-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aferrar o de aferrarse.

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 "aferro"?
"aferro" is spelled A-F-E-R-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈfero].
What does "aferro" mean?
As a verb, "aferro" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aferrar o de aferrarse.
How do you pronounce "aferro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aferro" is [aˈfero]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aferro" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

agents#70,764acogía#70,757achica#70,756airada#70,770

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list