agrandarse

[aɣ̞ɾãn̪ˈd̪aɾse]

/[aɣ̞ɾãn̪ˈd̪aɾse]/ verb

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 September 3, 2026) - Crecer en tamaño, importancia o dignidad; hacerse más grande o mayor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-agrandarse · agrandarse · Spanish

agrandarse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for agrandarse
PropertyValue
Headwordagrandarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aɣ̞ɾãn̪ˈd̪aɾse]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “agrandarse” en español

agrandarsequeda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Crecer en tamaño, importancia o dignidad; hacerse más grande o mayor.
  2. 2
    Demostrar valor o entereza frente a una dificultad.
  3. 3
    Sentir 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agrandarse"?
"agrandarse" is spelled A-G-R-A-N-D-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aɣ̞ɾãn̪ˈd̪aɾse].
What does "agrandarse" mean?
As a verb, "agrandarse" means: Crecer en tamaño, importancia o dignidad; hacerse más grande o mayor.
How do you pronounce "agrandarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agrandarse" is [aɣ̞ɾãn̪ˈd̪aɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agrandarse" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list