degollar
[d̪eɣ̞oˈʝaɾ]
The verdict
“degollar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,534 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,534
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cortarle el cuello o la garganta a una persona o a un animal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | degollar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪eɣ̞oˈʝaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #73,534 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “degollar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
degollar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,534 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eɣ̞oˈʝaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for degollar, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is degollar, spelled D-E-G-O-L-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Cortarle el cuello o la garganta a una persona o a un animal.
- 2Causar grave daño a algo o eliminarlo.
- 3Terminar de mala manera algo, especialmente una creación intelectual o artística.
- 4Matar mal a un animal, causando que sangre por la boca.
- 5Cortar una vela, cuando no es posible cargarla, para dejar que pase el viento en circunstancias de urgencia.
- 6Representar de manera deficiente un obra o un papel.
- 7Ampliar o abrir el cuello de un vestido.
- 8Serle muy antipático a alguien.
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.
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Using “degollar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-G-O-L-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪eɣ̞oˈʝaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.