represaliar
[repɾesaˈljaɾ]
The verdict
“represaliar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Responder a una agresión o falta con acciones de castigo o venganza.
Corpus desk
Index ES-represaliar · represaliar · Spanish
represaliar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | represaliar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [repɾesaˈljaɾ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “represaliar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
represaliar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [repɾesaˈljaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Responder a una agresión o falta con acciones de castigo o venganza.".
Zero misspellings are on record for represaliar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is represaliar, spelled R-E-P-R-E-S-A-L-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1Responder a una agresión o falta con acciones de castigo o venganza.
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.