asediar

[aseˈð̞jaɾ]

/[aseˈð̞jaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“asediar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,702 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,702
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cercar o bloquear una ciudad o fortificación con tropas

Corpus desk

Index ES-asediar · asediar · Spanish

asediar · rank #80,702 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,702
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aseado

Nearest frequency peer: aseado (-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 “asediar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for asediar
PropertyValue
Headwordasediar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aseˈð̞jaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,702
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “asediar” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.asediarcae 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: “aseado” (#80,701), “asemejarse” (#80,703), “asertiva” (#80,704). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “asediar” va en #80,702. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

asediar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,702 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aseˈð̞jaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for asediar, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is asediar, spelled A-S-E-D-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cercar o bloquear una ciudad o fortificación con tropas
  2. 2
    Molestar insistentemente a alguno con peticiones

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 "asediar"?
"asediar" is spelled A-S-E-D-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aseˈð̞jaɾ].
What does "asediar" mean?
As a verb, "asediar" means: Cercar o bloquear una ciudad o fortificación con tropas
How do you pronounce "asediar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "asediar" is [aseˈð̞jaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "asediar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list