convalidar

[kõmbaliˈð̞aɾ]

/[kõmbaliˈð̞aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“convalidar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,762 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,762
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Homologar o dar validez académica en un país o institución a estudios aprobados en otro país o institución.

Corpus desk

Index ES-convalidar · convalidar · Spanish

convalidar · rank #71,762 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,762
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH convivimos

Nearest frequency peer: convivimos (+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 “convalidar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for convalidar
PropertyValue
Headwordconvalidar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõmbaliˈð̞aɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#71,762
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “convalidar” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.convalidarcae 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: “convivimos” (#71,763), “coordinará” (#71,764), “contributivas” (#71,759). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “convalidar” va en #71,762. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

convalidar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,762 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõmbaliˈð̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for convalidar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is convalidar, spelled C-O-N-V-A-L-I-D-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Homologar o dar validez académica en un país o institución a estudios aprobados en otro país o institución.
  2. 2
    Confirmar, ratificar o dar validez.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how convalidar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Qusiera convalidar mi título de médico obtenido en Argentina en España.
  2. La Corte Suprema convalidó el polémico derecho a portar armas.

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 "convalidar"?
"convalidar" is spelled C-O-N-V-A-L-I-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmbaliˈð̞aɾ].
What does "convalidar" mean?
As a verb, "convalidar" means: Homologar o dar validez académica en un país o institución a estudios aprobados en otro país o institución.
How do you pronounce "convalidar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "convalidar" is [kõmbaliˈð̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "convalidar" come from?
"convalidar" 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 "convalidar", 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