ambicionar
[ãmbisjoˈnaɾ]
The verdict
“ambicionar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Desear ardientemente una cosa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ambicionar · ambicionar · Spanish
ambicionar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | ambicionar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ãmbisjoˈnaɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ambicionar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ambicionar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ãmbisjoˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Desear ardientemente una cosa.".
No misspelling variants are generated for ambicionar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 ambicionar, spelled A-M-B-I-C-I-O-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1Desear ardientemente una cosa.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ambicionar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
No había probabilidad de que el Consejo designara en propiedad a Mr. Chips. Este tampoco ambicionaba el puesto.
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.