blandir
[blãn̪ˈd̪iɾ]
The verdict
“blandir” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,550 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,550
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,459
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mover un arma u otra cosa con movimiento trémulo o vibratorio, especialmente de un modo amenazante.
Corpus desk
Index ES-blandir · blandir · Spanish
blandir · rank #85,550 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,550
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,459
- PHOTO-FINISH blandengue
Nearest frequency peer: blandengue (-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 “blandir”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- bingos
bingos
14,457 corpus weight
- bite
bite
14,454 corpus weight
- blandengue
blandengue
14,452 corpus weight
- blandir
blandir
14,451 corpus weight
- blasfemos
blasfemos
14,450 corpus weight
- bordear
bordear
14,443 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “blandir” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blandir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [blãn̪ˈd̪iɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #85,550 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “blandir” en español
Rare enough to double-check
blandir is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,550 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [blãn̪ˈd̪iɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mover un arma u otra cosa con movimiento trémulo o vibratorio, especialmente de un modo amenazante.".
No misspelling variants are generated for blandir in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is blandir, spelled B-L-A-N-D-I-R.
Definition
- 1Mover un arma u otra cosa con movimiento trémulo o vibratorio, especialmente de un modo amenazante.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how blandir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
dibujos de marinos dándose de garrotazos, blandiendo espadas y tirándose aparatosamente por la borda.
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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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