amedrar
[ameˈð̞ɾaɾ]
The verdict
“amedrar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Causar miedo, temor o aprensión.
Corpus desk
Index ES-amedrar · amedrar · Spanish
amedrar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | amedrar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ameˈð̞ɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “amedrar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
amedrar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ameˈð̞ɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Causar miedo, temor o aprensión.".
No misspelling variants are generated for amedrar in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is amedrar, spelled A-M-E-D-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Causar miedo, temor o aprensión.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how amedrar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
simbolo del terror con que se quiere amedrar a aquellos que en igual caso tendrían medios de defensa
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.