amontonar

[amõn̪t̪oˈnaɾ]

/[amõn̪t̪oˈnaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“amontonar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,577 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,577
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poner unas cosas sobre otras sin orden ni concierto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-amontonar · amontonar · Spanish

amontonar · rank #90,577 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,577
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH amicus

Nearest frequency peer: amicus (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “amontonar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “amontonar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for amontonar
PropertyValue
Headwordamontonar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[amõn̪t̪oˈnaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,577
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “amontonar” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).amontonarcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “amicus” (#90,576), “anestesiólogo” (#90,578), “anglicismos” (#90,579). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “amontonar” va en #90,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amontonar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,577 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [amõn̪t̪oˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for amontonar in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is amontonar, spelled A-M-O-N-T-O-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poner unas cosas sobre otras sin orden ni concierto.
  2. 2
    Juntar y mezclar sin orden ni elección.
  3. 3
    Aglomerar₁.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how amontonar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Durante un instante los tres nos quedamos quietos, yo diría que hechizados, contemplando la luna o mirando compungidos la exigua vivienda del adolescente o tratando de descifrar los objetos que se amontonaban en el patio: solo distinguí con certeza un huacal».
  2. «Porque él declaró este bien por los bienes de acá, y esos por más perfectos y grandes y amontonados que estén, no llegan con mil leguas a aquel bien, muy atrás quedan».

Synonyms

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amontonar"?
"amontonar" is spelled A-M-O-N-T-O-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [amõn̪t̪oˈnaɾ].
What does "amontonar" mean?
As a verb, "amontonar" means: Poner unas cosas sobre otras sin orden ni concierto.
How do you pronounce "amontonar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amontonar" is [amõn̪t̪oˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "amontonar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list