confisca

[kõɱˈfiska]

/[kõɱˈfiska]/ verb

The verdict

“confisca” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,039 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,039
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de confiscar.

Key facts for confisca
PropertyValue
Headwordconfisca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõɱˈfiska]
Letters8
Frequency rank#95,039
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “confisca” 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). confisca 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

confisca is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,039 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõɱˈfiska]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for confisca in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is confisca, spelled C-O-N-F-I-S-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de confiscar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de confiscar.

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 "confisca"?
"confisca" is spelled C-O-N-F-I-S-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kõɱˈfiska].
What does "confisca" mean?
As a verb, "confisca" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de confiscar.
How do you pronounce "confisca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "confisca" is [kõɱˈfiska]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "confisca" come from?
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Using “confisca”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-F-I-S-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kõɱˈfiska] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list