irritar
[iriˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“irritar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,350 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,350
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,428
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dar sensación de ardor o irritación.
Corpus desk
Index ES-irritar · irritar · Spanish
irritar · rank #52,350 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,350
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,428
- PHOTO-FINISH irreconciliab…
Nearest frequency peer: irreconciliables (-1 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 “irritar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- invocan
invocan
47,655 corpus weight
- invocó
invocó
47,654 corpus weight
- involucrami…
involucramiento
47,653 corpus weight
- irreconcili…
irreconciliables
47,652 corpus weight
- irritar
irritar
47,651 corpus weight
- jardinera
jardinera
47,648 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “irritar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | irritar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [iriˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #52,350 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “irritar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
irritar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,350 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [iriˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for irritar, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 irritar, spelled I-R-R-I-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Dar sensación de ardor o irritación.
- 2Producir llagas o heridas que a su vez producen irritación.
- 3Causar ira, enojar.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how irritar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El sol me irrita los ojos.
Los pantalones le irritan la piel.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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