alargarse

[alaɾˈɣ̞aɾse]

/[alaɾˈɣ̞aɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“alargarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,052 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,052
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alejarse, apartarse, desviarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alargarse · alargarse · Spanish

alargarse · rank #76,052 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,052
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH ahondando

Nearest frequency peer: ahondando (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “alargarse”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “alargarse” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alargarse
PropertyValue
Headwordalargarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[alaɾˈɣ̞aɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#76,052
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “alargarse” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).alargarsecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ahondando” (#76,051), “aguerridos” (#76,050), “alcalinas” (#76,054). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alargarse” va en #76,052. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alargarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,052 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [alaɾˈɣ̞aɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Alejarse, apartarse, desviarse.
  2. 2
    Dicho del tiempo: Hacerse más largo o de mayor duración.
  3. 3
    Extenderse, dilatarse en lo que se habla o escribe.
  4. 4
    Mudar 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alargarse"?
"alargarse" is spelled A-L-A-R-G-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [alaɾˈɣ̞aɾse].
What does "alargarse" mean?
As a verb, "alargarse" means: Alejarse, apartarse, desviarse.
How do you pronounce "alargarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alargarse" is [alaɾˈɣ̞aɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alargarse" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "alargarse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list