congelar

/[kõŋxeˈlaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,271

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

congelar is aSpanishverb. It means: Solidificar un líquido por acción del frío. Pronounced [kõŋxeˈlaɾ]. Often confused with consular and consolar.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for congelar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõŋxeˈlaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,271 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for congelar, with forms such as "ccongelar", "cnogelar", and "cognelar". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "consular", "consolar", "cancelar", 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 congelar, spelled C-O-N-G-E-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccongelar,cnogelar,cognelar,coneglar,congealr,congelarr,congellar,congelra,conggelar,conglear,conngelar,ocngelar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for congelar

Misspelling Variants of "congelar"

ccongelar9cnogelar8cognelar8coneglar8congealr8congelarr9congellar9congelra8
Misspelling Variants of "congelar"

Frequency rank: #21,271 in Spanish

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?
"congelar" 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.