estremecer
[est̪ɾemeˈseɾ]
The verdict
“estremecer” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,052 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,052
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,243
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer que algo o alguien tiemble, vibre o se sacuda (se mueva alternativamente en direcciones opuestas de manera rápida y generalmente involuntaria).
Corpus desk
Index ES-estremecer · estremecer · Spanish
estremecer · rank #71,052 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,052
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,243
- PHOTO-FINISH estiro
Nearest frequency peer: estiro (-2 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 “estremecer”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- estadal
estadal
28,955 corpus weight
- estereotipa…
estereotipado
28,953 corpus weight
- estipulan
estipulan
28,952 corpus weight
- estiro
estiro
28,951 corpus weight
- estremecer
estremecer
28,949 corpus weight
- evocador
evocador
28,944 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “estremecer” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | estremecer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [est̪ɾemeˈseɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #71,052 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “estremecer” en español
Rare enough to double-check
estremecer is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,052 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [est̪ɾemeˈseɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for estremecer, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is estremecer, spelled E-S-T-R-E-M-E-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1Hacer que algo o alguien tiemble, vibre o se sacuda (se mueva alternativamente en direcciones opuestas de manera rápida y generalmente involuntaria).
- 2Causar una reacción emocional intensa, por ejemplo de alteración, sobresalto, susto, sorpresa, temor, rechazo, pasión, etc.
This word in other languages
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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