ralentizar

[ralẽn̪t̪iˈsaɾ]

/[ralẽn̪t̪iˈsaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“ralentizar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,599 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,599
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer lento un proceso o una actividad; disminuir su ritmo o velocidad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ralentizar · ralentizar · Spanish

ralentizar · rank #56,599 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,599
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH quitaste

Nearest frequency peer: quitaste (-2 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 “ralentizar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ralentizar
PropertyValue
Headwordralentizar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ralẽn̪t̪iˈsaɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,599
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ralentizar” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ralentizarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “quitaste” (#56,597), “rastrojos” (#56,601), “punzón” (#56,595). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “ralentizar” va en #56,599. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ralentizar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,599 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ralẽn̪t̪iˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hacer lento un proceso o una actividad; disminuir su ritmo o velocidad.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ralentizar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ralentizar, spelled R-A-L-E-N-T-I-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer lento un proceso o una actividad; disminuir su ritmo o velocidad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ralentizar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Los programas espía, al necesitar una conexión a Internet para transmitir la información que roban, ralentizan la velocidad de transmisión de datos

Synonyms

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); 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 "ralentizar"?
"ralentizar" is spelled R-A-L-E-N-T-I-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ralẽn̪t̪iˈsaɾ].
What does "ralentizar" mean?
As a verb, "ralentizar" means: Hacer lento un proceso o una actividad; disminuir su ritmo o velocidad.
How do you pronounce "ralentizar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ralentizar" is [ralẽn̪t̪iˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list