indultar

[ĩn̪d̪ul̪ˈt̪aɾ]

/[ĩn̪d̪ul̪ˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“indultar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,030 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,030
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perdonar a alguien el todo o parte de la pena que tiene impuesta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-indultar · indultar · Spanish

indultar · rank #67,030 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,030
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH induciendo

Nearest frequency peer: induciendo (-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 “indultar”

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 “indultar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for indultar
PropertyValue
Headwordindultar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩn̪d̪ul̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,030
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “indultar” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).indultarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “induciendo” (#67,029), “indignas” (#67,028), “inculpados” (#67,027). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “indultar” va en #67,030. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

indultar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,030 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩn̪d̪ul̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

indultar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is indultar, spelled I-N-D-U-L-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Perdonar a alguien el todo o parte de la pena que tiene impuesta.
  2. 2
    Exceptuar o eximir de una ley u obligación a alguien.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how indultar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Uribe recibió una condena: seis meses de arresto, aunque antes de cumplirlos fue indultado por el presidente Errázuriz y volvió a usar su uniforme.

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); 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 "indultar"?
"indultar" is spelled I-N-D-U-L-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪d̪ul̪ˈt̪aɾ].
What does "indultar" mean?
As a verb, "indultar" means: Perdonar a alguien el todo o parte de la pena que tiene impuesta.
How do you pronounce "indultar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indultar" is [ĩn̪d̪ul̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list