afrentar
[afɾẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“afrentar” 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) - Causar una afrenta, ofensa o deshonra.
Corpus desk
Index ES-afrentar · afrentar · Spanish
afrentar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | afrentar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [afɾẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “afrentar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
afrentar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [afɾẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for afrentar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is afrentar, spelled A-F-R-E-N-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Causar una afrenta, ofensa o deshonra.
- 2Poner en aprieto, peligro o lance capaz de ocasionar vergüenza o deshonra.
- 3Requerir, intimar.
This word in other languages
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.