alborotar
[alβ̞oɾoˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“alborotar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,461 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,461
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Romper la tranquilidad o la quietud (en el ánimo o en el ambiente).
Corpus desk
Index ES-alborotar · alborotar · Spanish
alborotar · rank #87,461 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,461
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH alcornoques
Nearest frequency peer: alcornoques (+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 “alborotar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- alambrados
alambrados
12,542 corpus weight
- alborotar
alborotar
12,540 corpus weight
- alcornoques
alcornoques
12,539 corpus weight
- alerces
alerces
12,538 corpus weight
- alfoz
alfoz
12,537 corpus weight
- Algar
Algar
12,536 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “alborotar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alborotar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [alβ̞oɾoˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #87,461 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “alborotar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
alborotar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,461 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [alβ̞oɾoˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for alborotar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is alborotar, spelled A-L-B-O-R-O-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Romper la tranquilidad o la quietud (en el ánimo o en el ambiente).
- 2Promover rebelión o sentimiento de protesta, desorden o desobediencia.
- 3Causar movimiento del agua u otro líquido, creando ondas u olas fuertes o rápidas.
- 4Causar animación, júbilo, entusiasmo o alegría.
This word in other languages
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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