ironizar

[iɾoniˈsaɾ]

/[iɾoniˈsaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“ironizar” 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) - Hablar con ironía.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ironizar · ironizar · Spanish

ironizar · 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 ironizar
PropertyValue
Headwordironizar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[iɾoniˈsaɾ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ironizar” en español

ironizarqueda 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

ironizar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [iɾoniˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ironizar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ironizar, spelled I-R-O-N-I-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hablar con ironía.
  2. 2
    Ridiculizar hablando irónicamente.

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 "ironizar"?
"ironizar" is spelled I-R-O-N-I-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [iɾoniˈsaɾ].
What does "ironizar" mean?
As a verb, "ironizar" means: Hablar con ironía.
How do you pronounce "ironizar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ironizar" is [iɾoniˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ironizar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list