confesarse

[kõɱfeˈsaɾse]

/[kõɱfeˈsaɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“confesarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,903 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,903
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expresar o admitir la verdad de los propios sentimientos, ideas o acciones, especialmente en el contexto de pecados o crímenes cometidos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-confesarse · confesarse · Spanish

confesarse · rank #56,903 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,903
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH concubinas

Nearest frequency peer: concubinas (-1 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 “confesarse”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for confesarse
PropertyValue
Headwordconfesarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõɱfeˈsaɾse]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,903
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “confesarse” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).confesarsecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “concubinas” (#56,902), “confirmará” (#56,904), “comunicándose” (#56,901). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “confesarse” va en #56,903. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

confesarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,903 among 8,288 “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

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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "confesarse", 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