ajustarse

/[axusˈt̪aɾse]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,879

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

ajustarse is aSpanishverb. It means: Tomar la forma o tamaño justo o adecuado, en particular para casar o concordar con otra cosa, o hasta que sus partes se acoplen bien. Pronounced [axusˈt̪aɾse]. Often confused with apuntarse and alistarse.

Key facts for ajustarse
PropertyValue
Headwordajustarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[axusˈt̪aɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,879
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ajustarse in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ajustarse is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [axusˈt̪aɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,879 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for ajustarse, with forms such as "ajjustarse", "ajsutarse", and "ajusatrse". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "apuntarse", "alistarse", "ajustar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is ajustarse, spelled A-J-U-S-T-A-R-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tomar la forma o tamaño justo o adecuado, en particular para casar o concordar con otra cosa, o hasta que sus partes se acoplen bien.
  2. 2
    Hacer un pacto, convenio o acuerdo, para superar enemistad o diferencias, o para contraer una obligación.
  3. 3
    Conformar el propio parecer, gusto o comportamiento según ciertos parámetros, circunstancias o expectativas.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ajjustarse,ajsutarse,ajusatrse,ajusstarse,ajustarce,ajustares,ajustarrse,ajustarsse,ajustasre,ajustrase,ajusttarse,ajutsarse,aujstarse,jaustarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ajustarse

Misspelling Variants of "ajustarse"

ajjustarse10ajsutarse9ajusatrse9ajusstarse10ajustarce9ajustares9ajustarrse10ajustarsse10
Misspelling Variants of "ajustarse"

Frequency rank: #20,879 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ajustarse"?
"ajustarse" is spelled A-J-U-S-T-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [axusˈt̪aɾse].
What does "ajustarse" mean?
As a verb, "ajustarse" means: Tomar la forma o tamaño justo o adecuado, en particular para casar o concordar con otra cosa, o hasta que sus partes se acoplen bien.
What words are commonly confused with "ajustarse"?
"ajustarse" is commonly confused with "apuntarse", "alistarse", "ajustar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ajustarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ajustarse" is [axusˈt̪aɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ajustarse" come from?
"ajustarse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.