concentrar

/[kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,381

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

concentrar is aSpanishverb. It means: Acumular en un mismo punto mucha cantidad de algo. Pronounced [kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]. Often confused with concertar and contentar.

Key facts for concentrar
PropertyValue
Headwordconcentrar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,381
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of concentrar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for concentrar is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,381 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Acumular en un mismo punto mucha cantidad de algo.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for concentrar, with forms such as "cconcentrar", "cnocentrar", and "cocnentrar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "concertar", "contentar", "concentre", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is concentrar, spelled C-O-N-C-E-N-T-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acumular en un mismo punto mucha cantidad de algo.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cconcentrar,cnocentrar,cocnentrar,conccentrar,concenntrar,concenrtar,concentarr,concentrarr,concentrrar,concenttrar,concetnrar,concnetrar,conecntrar,conncentrar,consentrar,ocncentrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for concentrar

Misspelling Variants of "concentrar"

cconcentrar11cnocentrar10cocnentrar10conccentrar11concenntrar11concenrtar10concentarr10concentrarr11
Misspelling Variants of "concentrar"

Frequency rank: #17,381 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "concentrar"?
"concentrar" is spelled C-O-N-C-E-N-T-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ].
What does "concentrar" mean?
As a verb, "concentrar" means: Acumular en un mismo punto mucha cantidad de algo.
What words are commonly confused with "concentrar"?
"concentrar" is commonly confused with "concertar", "contentar", "concentre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "concentrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "concentrar" is [kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "concentrar" come from?
"concentrar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.