estrujar

[est̪ɾuˈxaɾ]

/[est̪ɾuˈxaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“estrujar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exprimir algo para sacarle todo el jugo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-estrujar · estrujar · Spanish

estrujar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for estrujar
PropertyValue
Headwordestrujar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[est̪ɾuˈxaɾ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “estrujar” en español

estrujarqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

estrujar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [est̪ɾuˈxaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for estrujar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is estrujar, spelled E-S-T-R-U-J-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exprimir algo para sacarle todo el jugo.
  2. 2
    Deformar o arugar una cosa blanda, apretándola.
  3. 3
    Apretar y comprimir a alguien con la suficiente fuerza para lastimarlo.
  4. 4
    Abrazar con mucho cariño y fuerza.
  5. 5
    Sacar todo el partido posible de algo.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "estrujar"?
"estrujar" is spelled E-S-T-R-U-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [est̪ɾuˈxaɾ].
What does "estrujar" mean?
As a verb, "estrujar" means: Exprimir algo para sacarle todo el jugo.
How do you pronounce "estrujar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estrujar" is [est̪ɾuˈxaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estrujar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list