interrogar

/[ĩn̪t̪eroˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,402

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

interrogar is aSpanishverb. It means: Hacer una o varias preguntas a alguien para obtener información o respuestas. Pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eroˈɣ̞aɾ]. Often confused with interroga and interrogado.

Key facts for interrogar
PropertyValue
Headwordinterrogar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩn̪t̪eroˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#31,402
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for interrogar is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩn̪t̪eroˈɣ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,402 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for interrogar, with forms such as "inetrrogar", "innterrogar", and "interogar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "interroga", "interrogado", 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 interrogar, spelled I-N-T-E-R-R-O-G-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer una o varias preguntas a alguien para obtener información o respuestas.
  2. 2
    Conducir un interrogatorio; hacer una serie de preguntas, generalmente exhaustivas, a un testigo, sospechoso, acusado, etc., para aclarar a fondo una situación, determinar las circunstancias de una acción o delito, etc.
  3. 3
    Poner en duda o explorar más a fondo un tema sobre el que se consideran insuficientes la información o el saber disponibles.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetrrogar,innterrogar,interogar,interorgar,interrgoar,interroagr,interrogarr,interroggar,interrogra,intrerogar,intterrogar,itnerrogar,niterrogar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for interrogar

Misspelling Variants of "interrogar"

inetrrogar10innterrogar11interogar9interorgar10interrgoar10interroagr10interrogarr11interroggar11
Misspelling Variants of "interrogar"

Frequency rank: #31,402 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interrogar"?
"interrogar" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-R-O-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪t̪eroˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "interrogar" mean?
As a verb, "interrogar" means: Hacer una o varias preguntas a alguien para obtener información o respuestas.
What words are commonly confused with "interrogar"?
"interrogar" is commonly confused with "interroga", "interrogado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "interrogar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interrogar" is [ĩn̪t̪eroˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interrogar" come from?
"interrogar" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.