igualarse

[iɣ̞waˈlaɾse]

/[iɣ̞waˈlaɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“igualarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,984 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,984
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ponerse, o comportarse como si se estuviera, al mismo nivel o en igualdad con otro. Hacerse igual en categoría, condición, apariencia o características.

Corpus desk

Index ES-igualarse · igualarse · Spanish

igualarse · rank #89,984 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,984
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH igualadas

Nearest frequency peer: igualadas (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “igualarse”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “igualarse” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for igualarse
PropertyValue
Headwordigualarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[iɣ̞waˈlaɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#89,984
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “igualarse” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).igualarsecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “igualadas” (#89,983), “ilu” (#89,985), “igbo” (#89,982). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “igualarse” va en #89,984. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

igualarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,984 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [iɣ̞waˈlaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for igualarse in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 igualarse, spelled I-G-U-A-L-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ponerse, o comportarse como si se estuviera, al mismo nivel o en igualdad con otro. Hacerse igual en categoría, condición, apariencia o características.
  2. 2
    Ser igual (con la misma naturaleza, condición, nivel, cantidad o calidad) a otro.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "igualarse"?
"igualarse" is spelled I-G-U-A-L-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [iɣ̞waˈlaɾse].
What does "igualarse" mean?
As a verb, "igualarse" means: Ponerse, o comportarse como si se estuviera, al mismo nivel o en igualdad con otro. Hacerse igual en categoría, condición, apariencia o características.
How do you pronounce "igualarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "igualarse" is [iɣ̞waˈlaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "igualarse" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "igualarse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list