apretarse

[apɾeˈt̪aɾse]

/[apɾeˈt̪aɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“apretarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,800 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,800
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apretar (uso pronominal de ...)

Corpus desk

Index ES-apretarse · apretarse · Spanish

apretarse · rank #70,800 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,800
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH Apocalypse

Nearest frequency peer: Apocalypse (-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 “apretarse”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for apretarse
PropertyValue
Headwordapretarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[apɾeˈt̪aɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,800
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “apretarse” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.apretarsecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Apocalypse” (#70,799), “apetitoso” (#70,798), “aprovecharán” (#70,802). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “apretarse” va en #70,800. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

apretarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,800 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [apɾeˈt̪aɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apretar (uso pronominal de ...)".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for apretarse, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is apretarse, spelled A-P-R-E-T-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apretar (uso pronominal de ...)

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 "apretarse"?
"apretarse" is spelled A-P-R-E-T-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [apɾeˈt̪aɾse].
What does "apretarse" mean?
As a verb, "apretarse" means: Apretar (uso pronominal de ...)
How do you pronounce "apretarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apretarse" is [apɾeˈt̪aɾse]. 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 "apretarse", 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