quemarse las pestañas

[keˈmaɾse las pesˈt̪aɲas]

/[keˈmaɾse las pesˈt̪aɲas]/ phrase

The verdict

“quemarse las pestañas” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estudiar con mucho esfuerzo, dedicación y disciplina.

Corpus desk

Index ES-quemarse-las-pestanas · quemarse las pestañas · Spanish

quemarse las pestañas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Q" 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.

Key facts for quemarse las pestañas
PropertyValue
Headwordquemarse las pestañas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[keˈmaɾse las pesˈt̪aɲas]
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “quemarse las pestañas” en español

quemarse las pestañasqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quemarse las pestañas is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [keˈmaɾse las pesˈt̪aɲas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Estudiar con mucho esfuerzo, dedicación y disciplina.".

No misspelling variants are generated for quemarse las pestañas in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is quemarse las pestañas, spelled Q-U-E-M-A-R-S-E- -L-A-S- -P-E-S-T-A-Ñ-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estudiar con mucho esfuerzo, dedicación y disciplina.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quemarse las pestañas"?
"quemarse las pestañas" is spelled Q-U-E-M-A-R-S-E- -L-A-S- -P-E-S-T-A-Ñ-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [keˈmaɾse las pesˈt̪aɲas].
What does "quemarse las pestañas" mean?
As a phrase, "quemarse las pestañas" means: Estudiar con mucho esfuerzo, dedicación y disciplina.
How do you pronounce "quemarse las pestañas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quemarse las pestañas" is [keˈmaɾse las pesˈt̪aɲas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quemarse las pestañas" come from?
"quemarse las pestañas" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list