alterarse
[al̪t̪eˈɾaɾse]
The verdict
“alterarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,115 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,115
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cambiar de forma, esencia, estructura o composición.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alterarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [al̪t̪eˈɾaɾse] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #65,115 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alterarse” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
alterarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,115 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [al̪t̪eˈɾaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
alterarse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is alterarse, spelled A-L-T-E-R-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Cambiar de forma, esencia, estructura o composición.
- 2Sufrir un cambio que perturba, estropea, daña o descompone.
- 3Experimentar una emoción o preocupación fuerte, generalmente negativa, que afecta, perturba, agita, trastorna o inquieta el ánimo.
- 4Sentir enojo, impaciencia, agitación o irritación.
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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Using “alterarse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-T-E-R-A-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [al̪t̪eˈɾaɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.