petrificar
[pet̪ɾifiˈkaɾ]
The verdict
“petrificar” 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) - Convertir en piedra
Corpus desk
Index ES-petrificar · petrificar · Spanish
petrificar · 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 "P" 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 | petrificar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pet̪ɾifiˈkaɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “petrificar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
petrificar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [pet̪ɾifiˈkaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
petrificar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is petrificar, spelled P-E-T-R-I-F-I-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1Convertir en piedra
- 2Aumentar la dureza de un elemento más allá de su valor en condiciones estándar
- 3Inmovilizar a alguien mediante algún tipo de estupor; generalmente miedo
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.