comadrear

[komað̞ɾeˈaɾ]

/[komað̞ɾeˈaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“comadrear” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contar y difundir chismes, rumores, información y comentarios sobre la vida de otras personas, no siempre verdadera y con frecuencia negativa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-comadrear · comadrear · Spanish

comadrear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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.

Key facts for comadrear
PropertyValue
Headwordcomadrear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[komað̞ɾeˈaɾ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “comadrear” en español

comadrearqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

comadrear is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [komað̞ɾeˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Contar y difundir chismes, rumores, información y comentarios sobre la vida de otras personas, no siempre verdadera y con frecuencia negativa.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for comadrear in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is comadrear, spelled C-O-M-A-D-R-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contar y difundir chismes, rumores, información y comentarios sobre la vida de otras personas, no siempre verdadera y con frecuencia negativa.

Synonyms

chismearchismosearchismorrearcotillearmurmurar

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "comadrear"?
"comadrear" is spelled C-O-M-A-D-R-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [komað̞ɾeˈaɾ].
What does "comadrear" mean?
As a verb, "comadrear" means: Contar y difundir chismes, rumores, información y comentarios sobre la vida de otras personas, no siempre verdadera y con frecuencia negativa.
How do you pronounce "comadrear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comadrear" is [komað̞ɾeˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comadrear" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list