quemarse

/[keˈmaɾse]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,636

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

quemarse is aSpanishverb. It means: Herirse o llagarse por efecto del fuego o del calor. Pronounced [keˈmaɾse]. Often confused with quemas and quemar.

Key facts for quemarse
PropertyValue
Headwordquemarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[keˈmaɾse]
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,636
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of quemarse in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for quemarse is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [keˈmaɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,636 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for quemarse, with forms such as "qeumarse", "qquemarse", and "queamrse". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "quemas", "quemar", "quedase", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is quemarse, spelled Q-U-E-M-A-R-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Herirse o llagarse por efecto del fuego o del calor.
  2. 2
    Provocarse una sensación dolorosa en la boca, esófago o estómago, con un daño generalmente leve, por la ingestión de bebidas o alimentos muy calientes, picantes o irritantes.
  3. 3
    Perder la paciencia, irritarse.
  4. 4
    Perder el prestigio o reputación.
  5. 5
    Arder de deseos por algo, experimentar una fuerte pasión.
  6. 6
    Enrojecerse la piel bajo el efecto del sol, produciendo ardor y escozor.
  7. 7
    Volverse más moreno bajo el efecto del sol.
  8. 8
    Volverse loco.
  9. 9
    Saturar la conciencia de ideas o conceptos, sobre todo tras haber leído mucho.
  10. 10
    Estar a punto de acertar algo, faltar poco para acertar o hallar algo oculto.
  11. 11
    Arder en llamas.
  12. 12
    Dañarse un aparato eléctrico producto de un cortocircuito o problemas con el fluido eléctrico.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qeumarse,qquemarse,queamrse,quemarce,quemares,quemarrse,quemarsse,quemasre,quemmarse,quemrase,qumearse,uqemarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for quemarse

Misspelling Variants of "quemarse"

qeumarse8qquemarse9queamrse8quemarce8quemares8quemarrse9quemarsse9quemasre8
Misspelling Variants of "quemarse"

Frequency rank: #30,636 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quemarse"?
"quemarse" is spelled Q-U-E-M-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [keˈmaɾse].
What does "quemarse" mean?
As a verb, "quemarse" means: Herirse o llagarse por efecto del fuego o del calor.
What words are commonly confused with "quemarse"?
"quemarse" is commonly confused with "quemas", "quemar", "quedase". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quemarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quemarse" is [keˈmaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quemarse" come from?
"quemarse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.