ampararse

[ãmpaˈɾaɾse]

/[ãmpaˈɾaɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“ampararse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,613 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,613
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Valerse del favor o protección de alguien.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ampararse · ampararse · Spanish

ampararse · rank #83,613 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,613
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH amenazadoras

Nearest frequency peer: amenazadoras (-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 “ampararse”

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 “ampararse” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ampararse
PropertyValue
Headwordampararse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ãmpaˈɾaɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,613
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ampararse” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ampararsecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “amenazadoras” (#83,612), “alunizaje” (#83,610), “aludidas” (#83,609). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ampararse” va en #83,613. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ampararse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,613 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ãmpaˈɾaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ampararse in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ampararse, spelled A-M-P-A-R-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Valerse del favor o protección de alguien.
  2. 2
    Defenderse, guarecerse.
  3. 3
    Apoyarse en la evidencia de algo para fundamentar una tesis.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ampararse en las estadísticas.

Synonyms

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 "ampararse"?
"ampararse" is spelled A-M-P-A-R-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ãmpaˈɾaɾse].
What does "ampararse" mean?
As a verb, "ampararse" means: Valerse del favor o protección de alguien.
How do you pronounce "ampararse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ampararse" is [ãmpaˈɾaɾse]. 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 "ampararse", 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