averiar
[aβ̞eˈɾjaɾ]
The verdict
“averiar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Causar un desperfecto, daño o avería₂ (haciendo que algo no funcione como debería).
Corpus desk
Index ES-averiar · averiar · Spanish
averiar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | averiar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aβ̞eˈɾjaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “averiar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
averiar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [aβ̞eˈɾjaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Causar un desperfecto, daño o avería₂ (haciendo que algo no funcione como debería).".
averiar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is averiar, spelled A-V-E-R-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1Causar un desperfecto, daño o avería₂ (haciendo que algo no funcione como debería).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.