obligarse

[oβ̞liˈɣ̞aɾse]

/[oβ̞liˈɣ̞aɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“obligarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,234 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,234
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comprometerse, hacerse responsable de una cosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-obligarse · obligarse · Spanish

obligarse · rank #92,234 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,234
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH obedecían

Nearest frequency peer: obedecían (-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 “obligarse”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for obligarse
PropertyValue
Headwordobligarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[oβ̞liˈɣ̞aɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,234
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “obligarse” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “obedecían” (#92,233), “observad” (#92,235), “obedeces” (#92,232). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “obligarse” va en #92,234. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

obligarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,234 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [oβ̞liˈɣ̞aɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Comprometerse, hacerse responsable de una cosa.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for obligarse, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is obligarse, spelled O-B-L-I-G-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comprometerse, hacerse responsable de una cosa.

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 "obligarse"?
"obligarse" is spelled O-B-L-I-G-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [oβ̞liˈɣ̞aɾse].
What does "obligarse" mean?
As a verb, "obligarse" means: Comprometerse, hacerse responsable de una cosa.
How do you pronounce "obligarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obligarse" is [oβ̞liˈɣ̞aɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obligarse" come from?
"obligarse" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list