inflamar
[ĩɱflaˈmaɾ]
The verdict
“inflamar” 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) - Encender o hacer arder algo que fácilmente estalla en llamas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-inflamar · inflamar · Spanish
inflamar · 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 "I" 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 | inflamar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ĩɱflaˈmaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “inflamar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
inflamar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩɱflaˈmaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
inflamar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is inflamar, spelled I-N-F-L-A-M-A-R.
Definition
- 1Encender o hacer arder algo que fácilmente estalla en llamas.
- 2Encender las pasiones, enardecer o acalorar los ánimos, despertar una emoción o afecto intensos.
- 3Producir en un organismo una alteración patológica o reacción, por ciertos agentes externos como infección, enfermedad, alergia, etc., causando enrojecimiento, tumefacción, hinchazón, calor y dolor locales. Causar inflamación.
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.