electrocutar
[elekt̪ɾokuˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“electrocutar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Matar mediante una descarga o corriente de electricidad suficientemente intensa.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | electrocutar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [elekt̪ɾokuˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “electrocutar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
electrocutar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [elekt̪ɾokuˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Matar mediante una descarga o corriente de electricidad suficientemente intensa.".
electrocutar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is electrocutar, spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-O-C-U-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Matar mediante una descarga o corriente de electricidad suficientemente intensa.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “electrocutar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-L-E-C-T-R-O-C-U-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [elekt̪ɾokuˈt̪aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.