confesarse

[kõɱfeˈsaɾse]

/[kõɱfeˈsaɾse]/ verb

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The verdict

“confesarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,903 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,903
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Expresar o admitir la verdad de los propios sentimientos, ideas o acciones, especialmente en el contexto de pecados o crímenes cometidos.

Key facts for confesarse
PropertyValue
Headwordconfesarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõɱfeˈsaɾse]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,903
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “confesarse” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). confesarse lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

confesarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,903 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõɱfeˈsaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

confesarse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is confesarse, spelled C-O-N-F-E-S-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Expresar o admitir la verdad de los propios sentimientos, ideas o acciones, especialmente en el contexto de pecados o crímenes cometidos.
  2. 2
    Declarar los pecados de uno ante el sacerdote dentro del sacramento de la confesión, para obtener el perdón divino.

This word in other languages

confess(English)

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 "confesarse"?
"confesarse" is spelled C-O-N-F-E-S-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kõɱfeˈsaɾse].
What does "confesarse" mean?
As a verb, "confesarse" means: Expresar o admitir la verdad de los propios sentimientos, ideas o acciones, especialmente en el contexto de pecados o crímenes cometidos.
How do you pronounce "confesarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "confesarse" is [kõɱfeˈsaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "confesarse" come from?
"confesarse" 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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Using “confesarse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-F-E-S-A-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kõɱfeˈsaɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list