cepillarse

[sepiˈʝaɾse]

/[sepiˈʝaɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“cepillarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,880 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,880
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gastar todo lo que se tiene.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cepillarse · cepillarse · Spanish

cepillarse · rank #79,880 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,880
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH certificate

Nearest frequency peer: certificate (+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 “cepillarse”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cepillarse
PropertyValue
Headwordcepillarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sepiˈʝaɾse]
Letters10
Frequency rank#79,880
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cepillarse” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cepillarsecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “certificate” (#79,882), “cenizo” (#79,877), “cesáreas” (#79,883). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cepillarse” va en #79,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cepillarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,880 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [sepiˈʝaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for cepillarse in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cepillarse, spelled C-E-P-I-L-L-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gastar todo lo que se tiene.
  2. 2
    Dicho de un estudiante, sacarlo mal en un examen.
  3. 3
    Haber tenido una relación sexual con alguien.
  4. 4
    Dejar a alguien sin dinero.
  5. 5
    Quitarle la vida a alguien.
  6. 6
    Echar de un empleo.
  7. 7
    Terminar un asunto.
  8. 8
    Limpiarse la dentadura con un cepillo de dientes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Se lo cepillaron en matemáticas.
  2. Se lo cepillaron.

Synonyms

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 "cepillarse"?
"cepillarse" is spelled C-E-P-I-L-L-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [sepiˈʝaɾse].
What does "cepillarse" mean?
As a verb, "cepillarse" means: Gastar todo lo que se tiene.
How do you pronounce "cepillarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cepillarse" is [sepiˈʝaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cepillarse" come from?
"cepillarse" 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 "cepillarse", 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