inquirir

[ĩŋkiˈɾiɾ]

/[ĩŋkiˈɾiɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“inquirir” 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) - Proponer preguntas sobre algo e investigarlo con cuidado y rigor, cuestionando su ser o su lógica.

Corpus desk

Index ES-inquirir · inquirir · Spanish

inquirir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for inquirir
PropertyValue
Headwordinquirir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩŋkiˈɾiɾ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “inquirir” en español

inquirirqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inquirir is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩŋkiˈɾiɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Proponer preguntas sobre algo e investigarlo con cuidado y rigor, cuestionando su ser o su lógica.".

inquirir has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is inquirir, spelled I-N-Q-U-I-R-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Proponer preguntas sobre algo e investigarlo con cuidado y rigor, cuestionando su ser o su lógica.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inquirir"?
"inquirir" is spelled I-N-Q-U-I-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩŋkiˈɾiɾ].
What does "inquirir" mean?
As a verb, "inquirir" means: Proponer preguntas sobre algo e investigarlo con cuidado y rigor, cuestionando su ser o su lógica.
How do you pronounce "inquirir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inquirir" is [ĩŋkiˈɾiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inquirir" come from?
"inquirir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list