palpitar
[palpiˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“palpitar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,059 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,059
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Movimientos alternativos del corazón que consisten en la contracción y dilatación del mismo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-palpitar · palpitar · Spanish
palpitar · rank #64,059 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,059
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH palangana
Nearest frequency peer: palangana (-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 “palpitar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- padecieron
padecieron
35,945 corpus weight
- palangana
palangana
35,943 corpus weight
- palpitar
palpitar
35,942 corpus weight
- panocha
panocha
35,941 corpus weight
- paralizaron
paralizaron
35,940 corpus weight
- parteras
parteras
35,939 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “palpitar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | palpitar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [palpiˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #64,059 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “palpitar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
palpitar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,059 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [palpiˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for palpitar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is palpitar, spelled P-A-L-P-I-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Movimientos alternativos del corazón que consisten en la contracción y dilatación del mismo.
- 2Aumento de los latidos del corazón producido por algún tipo de emoción.
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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.
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