examinar

/[eksamiˈnaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,638

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

examinar is aSpanishverb. It means: Inquirir, investigar, escudriñar con diligencia y cuidado una cosa Pronounced [eksamiˈnaɾ]. It ranks #9,638 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with examinó and examine.

Key facts for examinar
PropertyValue
Headwordexaminar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eksamiˈnaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,638
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for examinar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eksamiˈnaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,638 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for examinar, with forms such as "eaxminar", "exaimnar", and "examianr". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "examinó", "examine", "examinaron", 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 examinar, spelled E-X-A-M-I-N-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inquirir, investigar, escudriñar con diligencia y cuidado una cosa
  2. 2
    Probar o tantear la suficiencia de los que quieren profesar o ejercer una facultad, oficio o ministerio o aprobar cursos en los estudios
  3. 3
    Reconocer, registrar, mirar atentamente una cosa

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eaxminar,exaimnar,examianr,examinarr,examinnar,examinra,examminar,examniar,exmainar,exxaminar,xeaminar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for examinar

Misspelling Variants of "examinar"

eaxminar8exaimnar8examianr8examinarr9examinnar9examinra8examminar9examniar8
Misspelling Variants of "examinar"

Frequency rank: #9,638 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "examinar"?
"examinar" is spelled E-X-A-M-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [eksamiˈnaɾ].
What does "examinar" mean?
As a verb, "examinar" means: Inquirir, investigar, escudriñar con diligencia y cuidado una cosa
What words are commonly confused with "examinar"?
"examinar" is commonly confused with "examinó", "examine", "examinaron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "examinar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "examinar" is [eksamiˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "examinar" come from?
"examinar" 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.