refrendar

[refɾẽn̪ˈd̪aɾ]

/[refɾẽn̪ˈd̪aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“refrendar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,063 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,063
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Autorizar un despacho u otro documento por medio de la firma de persona hábil para ello.

Corpus desk

Index ES-refrendar · refrendar · Spanish

refrendar · rank #58,063 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,063
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH reflejará

Nearest frequency peer: reflejará (-1 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 “refrendar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for refrendar
PropertyValue
Headwordrefrendar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[refɾẽn̪ˈd̪aɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,063
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “refrendar” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.refrendarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “reflejará” (#58,062), “regenerarse” (#58,064), “redondeo” (#58,061). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “refrendar” va en #58,063. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

refrendar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,063 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [refɾẽn̪ˈd̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

refrendar has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is refrendar, spelled R-E-F-R-E-N-D-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Autorizar un despacho u otro documento por medio de la firma de persona hábil para ello.
  2. 2
    Revisar un pasaporte y anotar su presentación.
  3. 3
    Ratificar algo como válido o cierto.
  4. 4
    Volver a ejecutar o repetir la acción que se había hecho, como volver a comer o beber de la misma cosa.
  5. 5
    Marcar las medidas, pesos y pesas.

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 "refrendar"?
"refrendar" is spelled R-E-F-R-E-N-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [refɾẽn̪ˈd̪aɾ].
What does "refrendar" mean?
As a verb, "refrendar" means: Autorizar un despacho u otro documento por medio de la firma de persona hábil para ello.
How do you pronounce "refrendar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "refrendar" is [refɾẽn̪ˈd̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "refrendar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list