irrigar

[iriˈɣ̞aɾ]

/[iriˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“irrigar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,388 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,388
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Regar un terreno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-irrigar · irrigar · Spanish

irrigar · rank #77,388 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,388
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH isótopo

Nearest frequency peer: isótopo (+3 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “irrigar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “irrigar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for irrigar
PropertyValue
Headwordirrigar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[iriˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,388
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “irrigar” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).irrigarcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “isótopo” (#77,391), “introdujera” (#77,384), “intracelular” (#77,382). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “irrigar” va en #77,388. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

irrigar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,388 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [iriˈɣ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for irrigar in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is irrigar, spelled I-R-R-I-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Regar un terreno.
  2. 2
    Rociar o regar con un líquido alguna parte del cuerpo.
  3. 3
    Dicho de una arteria: llevar sangre a alguna parte del cuerpo.
  4. 4
    Inyectar un líquido en el cuerpo.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "irrigar"?
"irrigar" is spelled I-R-R-I-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [iriˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "irrigar" mean?
As a verb, "irrigar" means: Regar un terreno.
How do you pronounce "irrigar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irrigar" is [iriˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "irrigar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list