alucinar

[alusiˈnaɾ]

/[alusiˈnaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“alucinar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,352 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,352
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sufrir de una o más alucinaciones (confusión de los sentidos, en que se percibe algo que no necesariamente está allí).

Corpus desk

Index ES-alucinar · alucinar · Spanish

alucinar · rank #51,352 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,352
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alphonse

Nearest frequency peer: Alphonse (-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 “alucinar”

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 “alucinar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alucinar
PropertyValue
Headwordalucinar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[alusiˈnaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,352
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “alucinar” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Alphonse” (#51,351), “aludió” (#51,353), “alumbrar” (#51,354). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alucinar” va en #51,352. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alucinar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,352 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [alusiˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

alucinar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is alucinar, spelled A-L-U-C-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sufrir de una o más alucinaciones (confusión de los sentidos, en que se percibe algo que no necesariamente está allí).
  2. 2
    Sorprenderse ampliamente.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alucinar"?
"alucinar" is spelled A-L-U-C-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [alusiˈnaɾ].
What does "alucinar" mean?
As a verb, "alucinar" means: Sufrir de una o más alucinaciones (confusión de los sentidos, en que se percibe algo que no necesariamente está allí).
How do you pronounce "alucinar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alucinar" is [alusiˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alucinar" come from?
"alucinar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list