repelar
[repeˈlaɾ]
The verdict
“repelar” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tirar del pelo o arrancarlo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | repelar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [repeˈlaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “repelar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for repelar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [repeˈlaɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for repelar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is repelar, spelled R-E-P-E-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Tirar del pelo o arrancarlo.
- 2Hacer dar al caballo una carrera corta.
- 3Cortar las puntas a la hierba.
- 4Cercenar, quitar, disminuir.
- 5Eliminar el pelo cortándolo al rape.
- 6Refunfuñar a lo que se manda, ejecutándolo de mala gana.
- 7Pastorear el ganado por segunda vez en una misma zona.
- 8Recoger la última cosecha de café sin seleccionar los granos por madurez.
- 9Llamar la atención un superior a un subalterno.
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.
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Using “repelar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-P-E-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [repeˈlaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.