interpretar

/[ĩn̪t̪eɾpɾeˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,845

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

interpretar is aSpanishverb. It means: Declarar o explicar el sentido de alguna cosa. Pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾpɾeˈt̪aɾ]. It ranks #5,845 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with intérprete and interpreto.

Key facts for interpretar
PropertyValue
Headwordinterpretar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩn̪t̪eɾpɾeˈt̪aɾ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#5,845
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of interpretar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for interpretar is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩn̪t̪eɾpɾeˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,845 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for interpretar, with forms such as "inetrpretar", "innterpretar", and "inteprretar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "intérprete", "interpreto", "interpretará", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is interpretar, spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-R-E-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Declarar o explicar el sentido de alguna cosa.
  2. 2
    Traducir de un idioma a otro, especialmente de forma oral.
  3. 3
    Explicar cosas que pueden ser entendidas con ambigüedad.
  4. 4
    Dícese de la ejecución de algún tipo de arte, como la actuación en obras de teatro o tocar instrumentos musicales.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetrpretar,innterpretar,inteprretar,interpertar,interppretar,interpreatr,interpretarr,interpretra,interprettar,interprretar,interprtear,interrpetar,interrpretar,intrepretar,intterpretar,itnerpretar,niterpretar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for interpretar

Misspelling Variants of "interpretar"

inetrpretar11innterpretar12inteprretar11interpertar11interppretar12interpreatr11interpretarr12interpretra11
Misspelling Variants of "interpretar"

Frequency rank: #5,845 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interpretar"?
"interpretar" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-R-E-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪t̪eɾpɾeˈt̪aɾ].
What does "interpretar" mean?
As a verb, "interpretar" means: Declarar o explicar el sentido de alguna cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "interpretar"?
"interpretar" is commonly confused with "intérprete", "interpreto", "interpretará". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "interpretar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interpretar" is [ĩn̪t̪eɾpɾeˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interpretar" come from?
"interpretar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.