alargarse
[alaɾˈɣ̞aɾse]
The verdict
“alargarse” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #76,052 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #76,052
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alejarse, apartarse, desviarse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alargarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [alaɾˈɣ̞aɾse] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #76,052 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alargarse” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for alargarse is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alaɾˈɣ̞aɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #76,052 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for alargarse, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is alargarse, spelled A-L-A-R-G-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Alejarse, apartarse, desviarse.
- 2Dicho del tiempo: Hacerse más largo o de mayor duración.
- 3Extenderse, dilatarse en lo que se habla o escribe.
- 4Mudar de dirección el viento, inclinándose a popa.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “alargarse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-A-R-G-A-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alaɾˈɣ̞aɾse] (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.