awake

/əˈweɪk/

//əˈweɪk// verb

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The verdict

“awake” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,584 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,584
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Despertar.

Key facts for awake
PropertyValue
Headwordawake
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈweɪk/
Letters5
Frequency rank#89,584
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “awake” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). awake lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

awake is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,584 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /əˈweɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Despertar.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for awake in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is awake, spelled A-W-A-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Despertar.

Synonyms

wake up

Antonyms

fall asleep

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 "awake"?
"awake" is spelled A-W-A-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈweɪk/.
What does "awake" mean?
As a verb, "awake" means: Despertar.
How do you pronounce "awake"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "awake" is /əˈweɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "awake" come from?
"awake" 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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Using “awake”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-W-A-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /əˈweɪk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list