blasfemar

[blasfeˈmaɾ]

/[blasfeˈmaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“blasfemar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,009 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,009
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Injuriar o menospreciar verbalmente algo o alguien sagrado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-blasfemar · blasfemar · Spanish

blasfemar · rank #77,009 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,009
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH Biz

Nearest frequency peer: Biz (-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 “blasfemar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for blasfemar
PropertyValue
Headwordblasfemar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[blasfeˈmaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,009
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “blasfemar” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).blasfemarcae 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: “Biz” (#77,008), “birmanos” (#77,007), “birmana” (#77,006). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “blasfemar” va en #77,009. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blasfemar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,009 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [blasfeˈmaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for blasfemar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is blasfemar, spelled B-L-A-S-F-E-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Injuriar o menospreciar verbalmente algo o alguien sagrado.
  2. 2
    Atacar a alguno con dichos deshonrosos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Y los que juran blasfemando de Dios y renegando, jurando por sus llagas y por los miembros de Cristo.
  2. Sabe que todos ruegan a Dios sobre la sepultura del bueno, por humilde y pobre y baja que sea, blasfemando y maldiciendo los huesos de los que están en los grandes sepulcros, y máxime si saben que son hechos con dinero mal ganado y (como ellos suelen decir) con sangre de pobres.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "blasfemar"?
"blasfemar" is spelled B-L-A-S-F-E-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [blasfeˈmaɾ].
What does "blasfemar" mean?
As a verb, "blasfemar" means: Injuriar o menospreciar verbalmente algo o alguien sagrado.
How do you pronounce "blasfemar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blasfemar" is [blasfeˈmaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blasfemar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list