marear

[maɾeˈaɾ]

/[maɾeˈaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“marear” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,757 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,757
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Poner en movimiento una embarcación en el mar.

Key facts for marear
PropertyValue
Headwordmarear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[maɾeˈaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,757
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “marear” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). marear lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marear is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,757 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [maɾeˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for marear in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is marear, spelled M-A-R-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poner en movimiento una embarcación en el mar.
  2. 2
    Producir mareo.
  3. 3
    Enfadar, molestar.
  4. 4
    Emborracharse,embriagarse.
  5. 5
    Rehogar.
  6. 6
    Hacer perder la paciencia, molestar

Synonyms

baquetearnavegardesmayarsefastidiar

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 "marear"?
"marear" is spelled M-A-R-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [maɾeˈaɾ].
What does "marear" mean?
As a verb, "marear" means: Poner en movimiento una embarcación en el mar.
How do you pronounce "marear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marear" is [maɾeˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marear" come from?
"marear" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “marear”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-R-E-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [maɾeˈaɾ] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list