amputar
[ãmpuˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“amputar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,348 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,348
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cortar o separar algo de su origen, especialmente una parte del cuerpo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-amputar · amputar · Spanish
amputar · rank #64,348 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,348
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH amplísima
Nearest frequency peer: amplísima (-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 “amputar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- alícuota
alícuota
35,658 corpus weight
- amarres
amarres
35,657 corpus weight
- amplísima
amplísima
35,654 corpus weight
- amputar
amputar
35,653 corpus weight
- amígdala
amígdala
35,652 corpus weight
- anestesista
anestesista
35,648 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “amputar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amputar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ãmpuˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #64,348 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “amputar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
amputar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,348 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ãmpuˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cortar o separar algo de su origen, especialmente una parte del cuerpo.".
Zero misspellings are on record for amputar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is amputar, spelled A-M-P-U-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Cortar o separar algo de su origen, especialmente una parte del cuerpo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how amputar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Antes de que extendiera la gangrena, el médico decidió amputar la pierna.
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.
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