marchitar
[maɾt͡ʃiˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“marchitar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ajar, deslucir y quitar el jugo y frescura a las hierbas, flores y otras cosas, haciéndoles perder su vigor y lozanía.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | marchitar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [maɾt͡ʃiˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “marchitar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
marchitar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [maɾt͡ʃiˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for marchitar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is marchitar, spelled M-A-R-C-H-I-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Ajar, deslucir y quitar el jugo y frescura a las hierbas, flores y otras cosas, haciéndoles perder su vigor y lozanía.
- 2Enflaquecer, debilitar, quitar el vigor, la robustez, la hermosura.
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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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “marchitar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-R-C-H-I-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maɾt͡ʃiˈt̪aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.