atemorizar

[at̪emoɾiˈsaɾ]

/[at̪emoɾiˈsaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“atemorizar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,009 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,009
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Producir temor o miedo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-atemorizar · atemorizar · Spanish

atemorizar · rank #70,009 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,009
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aspersión

Nearest frequency peer: aspersión (-2 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 “atemorizar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for atemorizar
PropertyValue
Headwordatemorizar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[at̪emoɾiˈsaɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,009
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “atemorizar” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.atemorizarcae 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: “aspersión” (#70,007), “atolón” (#70,011), “asimilan” (#70,006). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “atemorizar” va en #70,009. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

atemorizar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,009 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [at̪emoɾiˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Producir temor o miedo.".

No misspelling variants are generated for atemorizar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is atemorizar, spelled A-T-E-M-O-R-I-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Producir temor o miedo.

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 "atemorizar"?
"atemorizar" is spelled A-T-E-M-O-R-I-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [at̪emoɾiˈsaɾ].
What does "atemorizar" mean?
As a verb, "atemorizar" means: Producir temor o miedo.
How do you pronounce "atemorizar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atemorizar" is [at̪emoɾiˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atemorizar" come from?
"atemorizar" 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 "atemorizar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list