combar

[kõmˈbaɾ]

/[kõmˈbaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Torcer, encorvar o curvar un material duro como madera, hierro, etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-combar · combar · Spanish

combar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 combar
PropertyValue
Headwordcombar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõmˈbaɾ]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “combar” en español

combarqueda 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

combar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kõmˈbaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for combar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is combar, spelled C-O-M-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Torcer, encorvar o curvar un material duro como madera, hierro, etc.
  2. 2
    Derribar, tumbar.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "combar"?
"combar" is spelled C-O-M-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmˈbaɾ].
What does "combar" mean?
As a verb, "combar" means: Torcer, encorvar o curvar un material duro como madera, hierro, etc.
How do you pronounce "combar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "combar" is [kõmˈbaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "combar" come from?
"combar" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list