estremeció

[est̪ɾemeˈsjo]

/[est̪ɾemeˈsjo]/ verb

The verdict

“estremeció” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,238 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,238
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de estremecer o de estremecerse.

Key facts for estremeció
PropertyValue
Headwordestremeció
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[est̪ɾemeˈsjo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,238
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “estremeció” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). estremeció lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

estremeció is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,238 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [est̪ɾemeˈsjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de estremecer o de estremecerse.".

Zero misspellings are on record for estremeció in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is estremeció, spelled E-S-T-R-E-M-E-C-I-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de estremecer o de estremecerse.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "estremeció"?
"estremeció" is spelled E-S-T-R-E-M-E-C-I-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [est̪ɾemeˈsjo].
What does "estremeció" mean?
As a verb, "estremeció" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de estremecer o de estremecerse.
How do you pronounce "estremeció"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estremeció" is [est̪ɾemeˈsjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estremeció" come from?
"estremeció" 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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Using “estremeció”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-T-R-E-M-E-C-I-Ó - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [est̪ɾemeˈsjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list