entumecerse

[ẽn̪t̪umeˈseɾse]

/[ẽn̪t̪umeˈseɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“entumecerse” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quedar sin movimiento o entorpecer alguna parte del cuerpo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-entumecerse · entumecerse · Spanish

entumecerse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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 entumecerse
PropertyValue
Headwordentumecerse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽn̪t̪umeˈseɾse]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “entumecerse” en español

entumecersequeda 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

entumecerse is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽn̪t̪umeˈseɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for entumecerse, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is entumecerse, spelled E-N-T-U-M-E-C-E-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quedar sin movimiento o entorpecer alguna parte del cuerpo.
  2. 2
    Crecer mucho o agitarse el mar o un río caudaloso.

Synonyms

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 "entumecerse"?
"entumecerse" is spelled E-N-T-U-M-E-C-E-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽn̪t̪umeˈseɾse].
What does "entumecerse" mean?
As a verb, "entumecerse" means: Quedar sin movimiento o entorpecer alguna parte del cuerpo.
How do you pronounce "entumecerse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entumecerse" is [ẽn̪t̪umeˈseɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entumecerse" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list