arañar

[aɾaˈɲaɾ]

/[aɾaˈɲaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“arañar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,809 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,809
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raspar, rasgar o cortar utilizando las uñas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aranar · arañar · Spanish

arañar · rank #56,809 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,809
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH arboledas

Nearest frequency peer: arboledas (+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 “arañar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for arañar
PropertyValue
Headwordarañar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aɾaˈɲaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,809
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “arañar” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).arañarcae 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: “arboledas” (#56,810), “Aquitania” (#56,807), “archiva” (#56,811). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arañar” va en #56,809. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arañar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,809 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aɾaˈɲaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

arañar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is arañar, spelled A-R-A-Ñ-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Raspar, rasgar o cortar utilizando las uñas.
  2. 2
    Hacer rayas superficiales en cosas lisas como la pared, el vidrio, el metal, etc.
  3. 3
    Recoger con mucho afán, de varias partes y en pequeñas porciones, lo necesario para algún fin.

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 "arañar"?
"arañar" is spelled A-R-A-Ñ-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aɾaˈɲaɾ].
What does "arañar" mean?
As a verb, "arañar" means: Raspar, rasgar o cortar utilizando las uñas.
How do you pronounce "arañar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arañar" is [aɾaˈɲaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arañar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list