exasperar
[eksaspeˈɾaɾ]
The verdict
“exasperar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Provocar un enfado o irritación extremos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-exasperar · exasperar · Spanish
exasperar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exasperar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [eksaspeˈɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “exasperar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
exasperar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [eksaspeˈɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
exasperar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is exasperar, spelled E-X-A-S-P-E-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Provocar un enfado o irritación extremos.
- 2Hacer que una persona se enfade muchísimo, que pierda la paciencia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exasperar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
No le contesto, temiendo exasperarla con lo que ella llama mi candor
esperan en cuclillas el día entero a que el viento apacigüe su furia. Pero como para exasperarlos, el viento amaina cuando está oscureciendo.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.