estrechar

/[est̪ɾeˈt͡ʃaɾ]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,259

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

estrechar is aSpanishverb. It means: Reducir a menor anchura o espacio alguna cosa. Pronounced [est̪ɾeˈt͡ʃaɾ]. Often confused with estrecho and estrenar.

Key facts for estrechar
PropertyValue
Headwordestrechar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[est̪ɾeˈt͡ʃaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,259
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of estrechar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for estrechar is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [est̪ɾeˈt͡ʃaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,259 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for estrechar, with forms such as "esrtechar", "esstrechar", and "esterchar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "estrecho", "estrenar", "estrechos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is estrechar, spelled E-S-T-R-E-C-H-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reducir a menor anchura o espacio alguna cosa.
  2. 2
    Apretar, apurar, reducir.
  3. 3
    Precisar a uno contra su voluntad a que haga alguna cosa.
  4. 4
    Contener a uno, impedirle o embarazarle a fin de que no prosiga ni pase adelante en su propósito.
  5. 5
    En esgrima, necesitar al contrario y precisarle para concluirle.
  6. 6
    Rodear y apretar con los brazos, como muestra de afecto.
  7. 7
    Ejercer una presión moderada con una mano sobre la de otro.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esrtechar,esstrechar,esterchar,estrcehar,estrecahr,estrecchar,estrecharr,estrechhar,estrechra,estrehcar,estrrechar,esttrechar,etsrechar,setrechar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for estrechar

Misspelling Variants of "estrechar"

esrtechar9esstrechar10esterchar9estrcehar9estrecahr9estrecchar10estrecharr10estrechhar10
Misspelling Variants of "estrechar"

Frequency rank: #25,259 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "estrechar"?
"estrechar" is spelled E-S-T-R-E-C-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [est̪ɾeˈt͡ʃaɾ].
What does "estrechar" mean?
As a verb, "estrechar" means: Reducir a menor anchura o espacio alguna cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "estrechar"?
"estrechar" is commonly confused with "estrecho", "estrenar", "estrechos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "estrechar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estrechar" is [est̪ɾeˈt͡ʃaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estrechar" come from?
"estrechar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.