amaestrar
[amaesˈt̪ɾaɾ]
The verdict
“amaestrar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brindar instrucción y entrenamiento sobre los conocimientos, las destrezas y el modo de proceder en algún campo del saber o de la acción.
Corpus desk
Index ES-amaestrar · amaestrar · Spanish
amaestrar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amaestrar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [amaesˈt̪ɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “amaestrar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
amaestrar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [amaesˈt̪ɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for amaestrar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is amaestrar, spelled A-M-A-E-S-T-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Brindar instrucción y entrenamiento sobre los conocimientos, las destrezas y el modo de proceder en algún campo del saber o de la acción.
- 2Domar a un animal para que ejecute acciones según los deseos humanos.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.