espetar
[espeˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“espetar” 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) - Ensartar alimentos –en especial carne o animales enteros– con un asador, espetón o varilla puntiaguda, para asarlos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-espetar · espetar · Spanish
espetar · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espetar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [espeˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “espetar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
espetar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [espeˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
espetar has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 espetar, spelled E-S-P-E-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Ensartar alimentos –en especial carne o animales enteros– con un asador, espetón o varilla puntiaguda, para asarlos.
- 2Atravesar un cuerpo con un instrumento puntiagudo, comúnmente una lanza.
- 3Decir algo que sorprenda o cause enojo.
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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.