gratinar
[gɾat̪iˈnaɾ]
The verdict
“gratinar” 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) - Tostar un alimento por su parte superior en el horno, en especial el cubierto por gratén.
Corpus desk
Index ES-gratinar · gratinar · Spanish
gratinar · 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 | gratinar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [gɾat̪iˈnaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “gratinar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
gratinar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [gɾat̪iˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tostar un alimento por su parte superior en el horno, en especial el cubierto por gratén.".
gratinar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 gratinar, spelled G-R-A-T-I-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1Tostar un alimento por su parte superior en el horno, en especial el cubierto por gratén.
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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.