resignar

[resiɣ̞ˈnaɾ]

/[resiɣ̞ˈnaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“resignar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,760 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,760
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Renunciar a un beneficio o a una autoridad, traspasándolos a otra persona.

Corpus desk

Index ES-resignar · resignar · Spanish

resignar · rank #69,760 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,760
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH resido

Nearest frequency peer: resido (-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 “resignar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for resignar
PropertyValue
Headwordresignar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[resiɣ̞ˈnaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#69,760
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “resignar” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).resignarcae 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: “resido” (#69,759), “resida” (#69,758), “resumidos” (#69,762). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “resignar” va en #69,760. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

resignar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,760 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [resiɣ̞ˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Renunciar a un beneficio o a una autoridad, traspasándolos a otra persona.".

resignar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 resignar, spelled R-E-S-I-G-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Renunciar a un beneficio o a una autoridad, traspasándolos a otra persona.

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 "resignar"?
"resignar" is spelled R-E-S-I-G-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [resiɣ̞ˈnaɾ].
What does "resignar" mean?
As a verb, "resignar" means: Renunciar a un beneficio o a una autoridad, traspasándolos a otra persona.
How do you pronounce "resignar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "resignar" is [resiɣ̞ˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "resignar" come from?
"resignar" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "resignar", 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