mortificar
[moɾt̪ifiˈkaɾ]
The verdict
“mortificar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Producir dolor, experimentar remordimiento o angustia por algo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-mortificar · mortificar · Spanish
mortificar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mortificar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [moɾt̪ifiˈkaɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “mortificar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
mortificar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [moɾt̪ifiˈkaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for mortificar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is mortificar, spelled M-O-R-T-I-F-I-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1Producir dolor, experimentar remordimiento o angustia por algo.
- 2Castigar físicamente el cuerpo como penitencia o castigo.
- 3Privar de vitalidad o dañar con severidad alguna parte del cuerpo.
Synonyms
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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.