dedicarse

/[d̪eð̞iˈkaɾse]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,122

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

dedicarse is aSpanishverb. It means: Ocupar la propia atención y/o tiempo a algo en particular, generalmente como actividad, oficio u ocupación principal. Pronounced [d̪eð̞iˈkaɾse]. Often confused with dedicas and derivarse.

Key facts for dedicarse
PropertyValue
Headworddedicarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eð̞iˈkaɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,122
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for dedicarse is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eð̞iˈkaɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,122 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for dedicarse, with forms such as "ddedicarse", "ddeicarse", and "dedciarse". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "dedicas", "derivarse", "dedicar", 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 dedicarse, spelled D-E-D-I-C-A-R-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ocupar la propia atención y/o tiempo a algo en particular, generalmente como actividad, oficio u ocupación principal.
  2. 2
    Acompañado de la preposición a, ejercer una profesión u oficio.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddedicarse,ddeicarse,dedciarse,deddicarse,dediacrse,dedicarce,dedicares,dedicarrse,dedicarsse,dedicasre,dediccarse,dedicrase,deidcarse,eddicarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for dedicarse

Misspelling Variants of "dedicarse"

ddedicarse10ddeicarse9dedciarse9deddicarse10dediacrse9dedicarce9dedicares9dedicarrse10
Misspelling Variants of "dedicarse"

Frequency rank: #10,122 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dedicarse"?
"dedicarse" is spelled D-E-D-I-C-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eð̞iˈkaɾse].
What does "dedicarse" mean?
As a verb, "dedicarse" means: Ocupar la propia atención y/o tiempo a algo en particular, generalmente como actividad, oficio u ocupación principal.
What words are commonly confused with "dedicarse"?
"dedicarse" is commonly confused with "dedicas", "derivarse", "dedicar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dedicarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dedicarse" is [d̪eð̞iˈkaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dedicarse" come from?
"dedicarse" 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.