afirmarse
[afiɾˈmaɾse]
The verdict
“afirmarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,665 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,665
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hacerse o ponerse firme o seguro; adquirir firmeza, estabilidad o confianza.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | afirmarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [afiɾˈmaɾse] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #50,665 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “afirmarse” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
afirmarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,665 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [afiɾˈmaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for afirmarse, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is afirmarse, spelled A-F-I-R-M-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Hacerse o ponerse firme o seguro; adquirir firmeza, estabilidad o confianza.
- 2Apoyarse en algo para sentirse estable, tener confianza o mantener el equilibrio.
- 3Confirmar lo que uno antes ha dicho, declarado o creído.
- 4Atacar afirmadamente al contrincante, con la punta de la espada de frente.
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.
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Using “afirmarse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-F-I-R-M-A-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [afiɾˈmaɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.