derretirse
[d̪ereˈt̪iɾse]
The verdict
“derretirse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,274 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,274
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pasar de un estado sólido a uno líquido, especialmente por el calor.
Corpus desk
Index ES-derretirse · derretirse · Spanish
derretirse · rank #65,274 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,274
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH depurado
Nearest frequency peer: depurado (-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 “derretirse”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- denuncié
denuncié
34,730 corpus weight
- depositantes
depositantes
34,729 corpus weight
- depurado
depurado
34,728 corpus weight
- derretirse
derretirse
34,727 corpus weight
- desafiaron
desafiaron
34,725 corpus weight
- desangra
desangra
34,724 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “derretirse” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | derretirse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪ereˈt̪iɾse] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #65,274 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “derretirse” en español
Rare enough to double-check
derretirse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,274 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪ereˈt̪iɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for derretirse, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is derretirse, spelled D-E-R-R-E-T-I-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Pasar de un estado sólido a uno líquido, especialmente por el calor.
- 2Sentir una emoción muy fuerte de deseo, atracción, enamoramiento o afecto que debilita la propia voluntad.
- 3Sentir un intenso amor, en particular de tipo espiritual.
- 4Llenarse de dolor, preocupación, inquietud, impaciencia o alguna emoción negativa que deteriora el dominio de uno mismo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how derretirse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cuando me hablas, sin importar la lengua en que hables, me derrito, por la melodía de tu voz de cristal y plata
Toda Señor me derrito, toda Señor me desago, y quiero vivir por ti
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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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