estorbar
[est̪oɾˈβ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“estorbar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,551 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,551
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,243
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obstaculizar, poner o ser un estorbo u obstáculo a la ejecución de una cosa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-estorbar · estorbar · Spanish
estorbar · rank #53,551 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,551
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,243
- PHOTO-FINISH eunuco
Nearest frequency peer: eunuco (+1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “estorbar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- espumoso
espumoso
46,454 corpus weight
- Esterlina
Esterlina
46,453 corpus weight
- estorbar
estorbar
46,450 corpus weight
- eunuco
eunuco
46,449 corpus weight
- exaltar
exaltar
46,447 corpus weight
- excéntricos
excéntricos
46,446 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “estorbar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | estorbar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [est̪oɾˈβ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #53,551 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “estorbar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
estorbar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,551 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [est̪oɾˈβ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for estorbar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is estorbar, spelled E-S-T-O-R-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1Obstaculizar, poner o ser un estorbo u obstáculo a la ejecución de una cosa.
- 2Impedir el normal funcionamiento de algo.
- 3Molestar, incomodar o perturbar.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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