electrocutar

[elekt̪ɾokuˈt̪aɾ]

/[elekt̪ɾokuˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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 September 3, 2026) - Matar mediante una descarga o corriente de electricidad suficientemente intensa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-electrocutar · electrocutar · Spanish

electrocutar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for electrocutar
PropertyValue
Headwordelectrocutar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[elekt̪ɾokuˈt̪aɾ]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “electrocutar” en español

electrocutarqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Matar mediante una descarga o corriente de electricidad suficientemente intensa.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "electrocutar"?
"electrocutar" is spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-O-C-U-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [elekt̪ɾokuˈt̪aɾ].
What does "electrocutar" mean?
As a verb, "electrocutar" means: Matar mediante una descarga o corriente de electricidad suficientemente intensa.
How do you pronounce "electrocutar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "electrocutar" is [elekt̪ɾokuˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "electrocutar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list