congelar

[kõŋxeˈlaɾ]

/[kõŋxeˈlaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“congelar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,271. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,271
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Solidificar un líquido por acción del frío.

Corpus desk

Index ES-congelar · congelar · Spanish

congelar · rank #21,271 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,271
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH congelados

Nearest frequency peer: congelados (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “congelar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “congelar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

congelar vs consular
75% similar
congelar vs consolar
75% similar
congelar vs cancelar
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for congelar
PropertyValue
Headwordcongelar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõŋxeˈlaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,271
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “congelar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).congelarcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “congelados” (#21,270), “conque” (#21,272), “confirme” (#21,269). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “congelar” va en #21,271. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around congelar (IPA [kõŋxeˈlaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,271 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for congelar, with forms such as "ccongelar", "cnogelar", and "cognelar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "consular", "consolar", "cancelar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is congelar, spelled C-O-N-G-E-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Solidificar un líquido por acción del frío.
  2. 2
    Someter y conservar alimentos, medicamentos y otros materiales delicados a temperaturas muy bajas para evitar que se dañen por acción del calor.
  3. 3
    Causar el frío daños en los organismos vivos, produciendo a veces la necrosis en tejidos expuestos a muy bajas temperaturas.
  4. 4
    Parar, detener o fijar una acción en curso, un proceso, etc., y mantenerlos así por tiempo indefinido.
  5. 5
    Hacer que se detenga una imagen, secuencia o plano que estaba en movimiento.
  6. 6
    Prohibir un gobierno que se muevan fondos, impidiendo cualquier clase de transacción con ellos.
  7. 7
    Decretar que no puede alterarse, especialmente subir, el monto de salarios o de precios.

Synonyms

helar

This word in other languages

freeze(English)congelar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccongelar
  • cnogelar
  • cognelar
  • coneglar
  • congealr
  • congelarr
  • congellar
  • congelra
  • conggelar
  • conglear
  • conngelar
  • ocngelar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of congelar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccongelar1cnogelar2cognelar2coneglar2congealr2congelarr1congellar1congelra2
Edit distance from "congelar"

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 "congelar"?
"congelar" is spelled C-O-N-G-E-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõŋxeˈlaɾ].
What does "congelar" mean?
As a verb, "congelar" means: Solidificar un líquido por acción del frío.
What words are commonly confused with "congelar"?
"congelar" is commonly confused with "consular", "consolar", "cancelar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "congelar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "congelar" is [kõŋxeˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "congelar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "congelar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

confirme#21,269consigas#21,274coloquio#21,260costaría#21,282

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

colgados12 variantscalderas12 variantsdespiden12 variantselocuente12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list