granjear
[gɾãŋxeˈaɾ]
The verdict
“granjear” 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) - Ganar o conseguir algo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-granjear · granjear · Spanish
granjear · 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 "G" 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 | granjear |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [gɾãŋxeˈaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “granjear” en español
Rare enough to double-check
granjear is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [gɾãŋxeˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for granjear in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is granjear, spelled G-R-A-N-J-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1Ganar o conseguir algo.
- 2Ganar, con relación a la distancia o al barlovento.
- 3Generar ganancias negociando con ganados u otros objetos de comercio.
- 4Cultivar con esmero las tierras y heredades, cuidando de la conservación y aumento del ganado.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how granjear appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El último servicio que le habían prestado a don Jacinto, les había granjeado la antipatía de muchas personas.
todo el mundo gusta de poner sus ojos en las almas nobles. ¿No ves cuánta celebridad te granjearías entre la gente a ti misma y a mí, si me obedeces?
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.