agrandarse
[aɣ̞ɾãn̪ˈd̪aɾse]
The verdict
“agrandarse” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Crecer en tamaño, importancia o dignidad; hacerse más grande o mayor.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | agrandarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aɣ̞ɾãn̪ˈd̪aɾse] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “agrandarse” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
agrandarse is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [aɣ̞ɾãn̪ˈd̪aɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for agrandarse, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is agrandarse, spelled A-G-R-A-N-D-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Crecer en tamaño, importancia o dignidad; hacerse más grande o mayor.
- 2Demostrar valor o entereza frente a una dificultad.
- 3Sentir o mostrar vanidad o superioridad en una situación de ventaja.
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.
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Using “agrandarse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-G-R-A-N-D-A-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aɣ̞ɾãn̪ˈd̪aɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.