asentir
[asẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]
The verdict
“asentir” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,282 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,282
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aceptar como verdadero lo que alguien expresa, o indicar acuerdo con ello; decir sí con palabras u otros modos de expresar aprobación y aquiescencia.
Corpus desk
Index ES-asentir · asentir · Spanish
asentir · rank #58,282 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,282
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH asfixiar
Nearest frequency peer: asfixiar (+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 “asentir”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- arrieros
arrieros
41,722 corpus weight
- arriesgamos
arriesgamos
41,721 corpus weight
- asentir
asentir
41,719 corpus weight
- asfixiar
asfixiar
41,718 corpus weight
- asisto
asisto
41,717 corpus weight
- asociamos
asociamos
41,716 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “asentir” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | asentir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [asẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #58,282 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “asentir” en español
Rare enough to double-check
asentir is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,282 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [asẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aceptar como verdadero lo que alguien expresa, o indicar acuerdo con ello; decir sí con palabras u otros modos de expresar aprobación y aquiescencia.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for asentir, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is asentir, spelled A-S-E-N-T-I-R.
Definition
- 1Aceptar como verdadero lo que alguien expresa, o indicar acuerdo con ello; decir sí con palabras u otros modos de expresar aprobación y aquiescencia.
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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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