asesinar

[asesiˈnaɾ]

/[asesiˈnaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“asesinar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,615. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,615
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quitar la vida de modo premeditado, con alevosía, ensañamiento y otros agravantes.

Corpus desk

Index ES-asesinar · asesinar · Spanish

asesinar · rank #8,615 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,615
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH antena

Nearest frequency peer: antena (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “asesinar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “asesinar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

asesinar vs asesino
75% similar
asesinar vs asesinos
75% similar
asesinar vs asesinato
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for asesinar
PropertyValue
Headwordasesinar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[asesiˈnaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,615
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “asesinar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.asesinarcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “antena” (#8,614), “avisar” (#8,616), “anexo” (#8,613). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “asesinar” va en #8,615. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around asesinar (IPA [asesiˈnaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,615 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for asesinar, with forms such as "acecinar", "aessinar", and "aseisnar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "asesino", "asesinos", "asesinato", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is asesinar, spelled A-S-E-S-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quitar la vida de modo premeditado, con alevosía, ensañamiento y otros agravantes.
  2. 2
    Causar pesar y aflicción.
  3. 3
    Traicionar la confianza de alguien.
  4. 4
    Desvirtuar, interpretar mal alguna cosa.
  5. 5
    Perseguir, importunar constantemente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how asesinar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Por estas razones, y alentado por las habituales intrigas palaciegas, en el año 454 d.C. Valentiniano III lo mandó llamar a Palacio y él mismo asesinó por sorpresa a Aecio atravesándole con la espada imperial.
  2. Quiero yo hacerle sufrir castigo mayor que el fuego. Ella con feroz encono mi corazón desgarró: me asesina el alma...; yo la defiendo, la perdono. (.

Synonyms

afligirengañartraicionarmasacrar

This word in other languages

murder(English)assassiner(Français)ermorden(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acecinar
  • aessinar
  • aseisnar
  • asesianr
  • asesinarr
  • asesinnar
  • asesinra
  • asesniar
  • asessinar
  • asseinar
  • assesinar
  • saesinar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of asesinar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acecinar2aessinar2aseisnar2asesianr2asesinarr1asesinnar1asesinra2asesniar2
Edit distance from "asesinar"

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 "asesinar"?
"asesinar" is spelled A-S-E-S-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [asesiˈnaɾ].
What does "asesinar" mean?
As a verb, "asesinar" means: Quitar la vida de modo premeditado, con alevosía, ensañamiento y otros agravantes.
What words are commonly confused with "asesinar"?
"asesinar" is commonly confused with "asesino", "asesinos", "asesinato". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "asesinar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "asesinar" is [asesiˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "asesinar" come from?
"asesinar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alianzas#8,611cabecera#8,619acordado#8,609acabaron#8,607

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

adecuadas12 variantstrayecto12 variantsdeseamos12 variantsdestruye12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list