repoblar

[repoˈβ̞laɾ]

/[repoˈβ̞laɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“repoblar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,330 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,330
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poblar de nuevo una zona o un territorio que ha quedado previamente despoblado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-repoblar · repoblar · Spanish

repoblar · rank #60,330 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,330
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH repetidores

Nearest frequency peer: repetidores (-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 “repoblar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for repoblar
PropertyValue
Headwordrepoblar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[repoˈβ̞laɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,330
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “repoblar” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).repoblarcae 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: “repetidores” (#60,329), “reproduzca” (#60,331), “repesca” (#60,328). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “repoblar” va en #60,330. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

repoblar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,330 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [repoˈβ̞laɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Poblar de nuevo una zona o un territorio que ha quedado previamente despoblado.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for repoblar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is repoblar, spelled R-E-P-O-B-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poblar de nuevo una zona o un territorio que ha quedado previamente despoblado.

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 "repoblar"?
"repoblar" is spelled R-E-P-O-B-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [repoˈβ̞laɾ].
What does "repoblar" mean?
As a verb, "repoblar" means: Poblar de nuevo una zona o un territorio que ha quedado previamente despoblado.
How do you pronounce "repoblar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "repoblar" is [repoˈβ̞laɾ]. 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 "repoblar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list