fustigar
[fust̪iˈɣ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“fustigar” 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) - Azotar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-fustigar · fustigar · Spanish
fustigar · 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 | fustigar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fust̪iˈɣ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “fustigar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
fustigar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fust̪iˈɣ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for fustigar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is fustigar, spelled F-U-S-T-I-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Azotar.
- 2Vituperar, reprobar con dureza algo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fustigar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
los negreros fustigaban a los esclavos.
Te veo correr tras nuestras piernas desnudas para fustigarlas con tu látigo. Te juro que te odiábamos de corazón cuando soltabas nuestros pájaros o suspendías de los cabellos nuestras muñecas a las ramas altas del plátano.
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.