maravillarse

[maɾaβ̞iˈʝaɾse]

/[maɾaβ̞iˈʝaɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“maravillarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,504 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,504
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Percibir con asombro o gran admiración; experimentar intensa impresión ante algo por parecer extraordinario o sobresaliente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-maravillarse · maravillarse · Spanish

maravillarse · rank #96,504 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,504
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH marasmo

Nearest frequency peer: marasmo (-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 “maravillarse”

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 “maravillarse” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maravillarse
PropertyValue
Headwordmaravillarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[maɾaβ̞iˈʝaɾse]
Letters12
Frequency rank#96,504
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “maravillarse” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “marasmo” (#96,503), “marchitarse” (#96,505), “mareados” (#96,506). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “maravillarse” va en #96,504. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maravillarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,504 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [maɾaβ̞iˈʝaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Percibir con asombro o gran admiración; experimentar intensa impresión ante algo por parecer extraordinario o sobresaliente.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for maravillarse, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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. The correct Spanish form is maravillarse, spelled M-A-R-A-V-I-L-L-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Percibir con asombro o gran admiración; experimentar intensa impresión ante algo por parecer extraordinario o sobresaliente.

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 "maravillarse"?
"maravillarse" is spelled M-A-R-A-V-I-L-L-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [maɾaβ̞iˈʝaɾse].
What does "maravillarse" mean?
As a verb, "maravillarse" means: Percibir con asombro o gran admiración; experimentar intensa impresión ante algo por parecer extraordinario o sobresaliente.
How do you pronounce "maravillarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maravillarse" is [maɾaβ̞iˈʝaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maravillarse" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list