aguijonear
[aɣ̞ixoneˈaɾ]
The verdict
“aguijonear” 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) - Picar con la aguijada, el aguijón u otra cosa a los bueyes, mulas, caballos, etc., para que anden aprisa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-aguijonear · aguijonear · Spanish
aguijonear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | aguijonear |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aɣ̞ixoneˈaɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “aguijonear” en español
Rare enough to double-check
aguijonear is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [aɣ̞ixoneˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aguijonear, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is aguijonear, spelled A-G-U-I-J-O-N-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1Picar con la aguijada, el aguijón u otra cosa a los bueyes, mulas, caballos, etc., para que anden aprisa.
- 2Estimular a alguien a hacer algo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aguijonear appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Para responder a la ofensiva eclesiástica, mandó adelante a Eduardo Valdés. ¿Quién mejor que él, vocero a tiempo parcial del papa y flamante diputado católico del Frente de Todos? El aborto “será ley y el papa lo va a entender”, dijo. Así “marcha el mundo”. El sentido era: no será el aborto lo que dañará el entendimiento con el papa, ni cancelará las cred…
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