expectorar
[ekspekt̪oˈɾaɾ]
The verdict
“expectorar” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arrancar y arrojar por la boca las flemas y secreciones que se depositan en la faringe, la laringe, la tráquea o los bronquios.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | expectorar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ekspekt̪oˈɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “expectorar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for expectorar is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ekspekt̪oˈɾaɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Arrancar y arrojar por la boca las flemas y secreciones que se depositan en la faringe, la laringe, la tráquea o los bronquios.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for expectorar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 expectorar, spelled E-X-P-E-C-T-O-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Arrancar y arrojar por la boca las flemas y secreciones que se depositan en la faringe, la laringe, la tráquea o los bronquios.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “expectorar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-X-P-E-C-T-O-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ekspekt̪oˈɾaɾ] (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
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.