amenazar

/[amenaˈsaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,272

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

amenazar is aSpanishverb. It means: Prometer o insinuar a través de actos o palabras la voluntad de hacer algún mal a alguien. Pronounced [amenaˈsaɾ]. Often confused with amenazas and amenazaron.

Key facts for amenazar
PropertyValue
Headwordamenazar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[amenaˈsaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,272
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of amenazar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for amenazar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [amenaˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,272 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for amenazar, with forms such as "aemnazar", "ameanzar", and "amenaazr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "amenazas", "amenazaron", "amenaza", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is amenazar, spelled A-M-E-N-A-Z-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prometer o insinuar a través de actos o palabras la voluntad de hacer algún mal a alguien.
  2. 2
    Existir indicios de la ocurrencia próxima de un suceso de carácter adverso.
  3. 3
    Arrear el ganado.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aemnazar,ameanzar,amenaazr,amenazarr,amenazra,amenazzar,amennazar,amenzaar,ammenazar,amneazar,maenazar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for amenazar

Misspelling Variants of "amenazar"

aemnazar8ameanzar8amenaazr8amenazarr9amenazra8amenazzar9amennazar9amenzaar8
Misspelling Variants of "amenazar"

Frequency rank: #14,272 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amenazar"?
"amenazar" is spelled A-M-E-N-A-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [amenaˈsaɾ].
What does "amenazar" mean?
As a verb, "amenazar" means: Prometer o insinuar a través de actos o palabras la voluntad de hacer algún mal a alguien.
What words are commonly confused with "amenazar"?
"amenazar" is commonly confused with "amenazas", "amenazaron", "amenaza". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amenazar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amenazar" is [amenaˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amenazar" come from?
"amenazar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.