afogarse
[afoˈɣ̞aɾse]
The verdict
“afogarse” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perder la vida por no poder respirar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-afogarse · afogarse · Spanish
afogarse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | afogarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [afoˈɣ̞aɾse] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “afogarse” en español
Rare enough to double-check
afogarse is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [afoˈɣ̞aɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Perder la vida por no poder respirar.".
No misspelling variants are generated for afogarse in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is afogarse, spelled A-F-O-G-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Perder la vida por no poder respirar.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.