congratular

[kõŋgɾat̪uˈlaɾ]

/[kõŋgɾat̪uˈlaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“congratular” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expresar alegría y complacencia por un suceso feliz que le ha acaecido a alguien. Manifestarle que uno se alegra con y por esa persona.

Corpus desk

Index ES-congratular · congratular · Spanish

congratular · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for congratular
PropertyValue
Headwordcongratular
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõŋgɾat̪uˈlaɾ]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “congratular” en español

congratularqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

congratular is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kõŋgɾat̪uˈlaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Expresar alegría y complacencia por un suceso feliz que le ha acaecido a alguien. Manifestarle que uno se alegra con y por esa persona.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for congratular, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is congratular, spelled C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Expresar alegría y complacencia por un suceso feliz que le ha acaecido a alguien. Manifestarle que uno se alegra con y por esa persona.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "congratular"?
"congratular" is spelled C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõŋgɾat̪uˈlaɾ].
What does "congratular" mean?
As a verb, "congratular" means: Expresar alegría y complacencia por un suceso feliz que le ha acaecido a alguien. Manifestarle que uno se alegra con y por esa persona.
How do you pronounce "congratular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "congratular" is [kõŋgɾat̪uˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "congratular" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list