fulminar
[fulmiˈnaɾ]
The verdict
“fulminar” 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) - Arrojar rayos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-fulminar · fulminar · Spanish
fulminar · 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 "F" 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 | fulminar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fulmiˈnaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “fulminar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
fulminar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fulmiˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for fulminar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is fulminar, spelled F-U-L-M-I-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1Arrojar rayos.
- 2Disparar o lanzar un proyectil mortal.
- 3Causar una muerte repentina.
- 4Impresionar mucho a una persona al punto de dejarlo sin respuesta o reacción.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fulminar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Conoce bien a su padre. No, ningún ataque repentino ha de fulminarlo.
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.