entumir

[ẽn̪t̪uˈmiɾ]

/[ẽn̪t̪uˈmiɾ]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adormecer o poner torpe un miembro, músculo o facultad, por inactividad, compresión, frío. etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-entumir · entumir · Spanish

entumir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 entumir
PropertyValue
Headwordentumir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽn̪t̪uˈmiɾ]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “entumir” en español

entumirestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

entumir is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽn̪t̪uˈmiɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Adormecer o poner torpe un miembro, músculo o facultad, por inactividad, compresión, frío. etc.".

entumir has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is entumir, spelled E-N-T-U-M-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adormecer o poner torpe un miembro, músculo o facultad, por inactividad, compresión, frío. etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how entumir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En el bagaje de este se encontraron ocho camándulas para rezar y veinticinco oraciones de la Virgen de Guadalupe para entumir a los enemigos.
  2. En su primera etapa, sin embargo, lo único que hace la enfermedad de Marek, llamada así por Julius Marek, es entumir las patas del ave infectada, que tras ser invadida por la cepa no consigue sostenerse en pie.

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 "entumir"?
"entumir" is spelled E-N-T-U-M-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽn̪t̪uˈmiɾ].
What does "entumir" mean?
As a verb, "entumir" means: Adormecer o poner torpe un miembro, músculo o facultad, por inactividad, compresión, frío. etc.
How do you pronounce "entumir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entumir" is [ẽn̪t̪uˈmiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entumir" come from?
"entumir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list