recriminar

[rekɾimiˈnaɾ]

/[rekɾimiˈnaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“recriminar” 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) - Responder a cargos o acusaciones con otros u otras.

Corpus desk

Index ES-recriminar · recriminar · Spanish

recriminar · 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 "R" 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 recriminar
PropertyValue
Headwordrecriminar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[rekɾimiˈnaɾ]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “recriminar” en español

recriminarqueda 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

recriminar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [rekɾimiˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for recriminar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is recriminar, spelled R-E-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Responder a cargos o acusaciones con otros u otras.
  2. 2
    Reprender o censurar a alguien por sus acciones, culpándolo y echándole en cara su mal proceder.

Synonyms

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 "recriminar"?
"recriminar" is spelled R-E-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [rekɾimiˈnaɾ].
What does "recriminar" mean?
As a verb, "recriminar" means: Responder a cargos o acusaciones con otros u otras.
How do you pronounce "recriminar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recriminar" is [rekɾimiˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recriminar" come from?
"recriminar" 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