ameritar
[ameɾiˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“ameritar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Valer, tener algo cierto grado o valor; merecer la pena, el esfuerzo, la atención, etc. Parecer meritorio.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ameritar · ameritar · Spanish
ameritar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | ameritar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ameɾiˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ameritar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ameritar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ameɾiˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ameritar, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is ameritar, spelled A-M-E-R-I-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Valer, tener algo cierto grado o valor; merecer la pena, el esfuerzo, la atención, etc. Parecer meritorio.
- 2Dar valor o mérito; justificar.
Synonyms
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.