amonestar
[amonesˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“amonestar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #99,183 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #99,183
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hacer presente alguna cosa para que se considere, procure o evite.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amonestar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [amonesˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #99,183 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “amonestar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for amonestar is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [amonesˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #99,183 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.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for amonestar, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is amonestar, spelled A-M-O-N-E-S-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Hacer presente alguna cosa para que se considere, procure o evite.
- 2Advertir y aplicar un correctivo a una persona por una falta que esta haya cometido. Suele ser más leve que una sanción en sí.
- 3Publicar en la iglesia al tiempo de la misa mayor los nombres y otras circunstancias de las personas que quieren contraer matrimonio u ordenarse, para que si alguien supiere algún impedimento lo denuncie.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “amonestar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-M-O-N-E-S-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [amonesˈt̪aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.