revolear

[reβ̞oleˈaɾ]

/[reβ̞oleˈaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“revolear” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,647 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,647
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer giros con un objeto, como un lazo, una correa, una honda, o las patas, con movimientos del brazo o de la mano.

Corpus desk

Index ES-revolear · revolear · Spanish

revolear · rank #77,647 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,647
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH revenue

Nearest frequency peer: revenue (-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 “revolear”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for revolear
PropertyValue
Headwordrevolear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[reβ̞oleˈaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#77,647
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “revolear” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.revolearcae 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: “revenue” (#77,646), “retorciéndose” (#77,643), “robarán” (#77,651). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “revolear” va en #77,647. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

revolear is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,647 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [reβ̞oleˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for revolear in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is revolear, spelled R-E-V-O-L-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer giros con un objeto, como un lazo, una correa, una honda, o las patas, con movimientos del brazo o de la mano.
  2. 2
    Arrojar con brío y sin especial cuidado.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how revolear appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Y éste, espoleando el redomón, tratando, con una vuelta, de enderezar el avestruz al viento, desataba, galopando, las avestruceras, y llegado a tiro, las empezaba a revolear, hasta que, a cien varas, las soltaba, y, chiflando, iban las dos bolas de metal, a enredar irremisiblemente su trenza fina en las patas largas del pobre animal.
  2. Hola, vengo a revolear las patas.

Synonyms

revolotearrevolcar

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 "revolear"?
"revolear" is spelled R-E-V-O-L-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [reβ̞oleˈaɾ].
What does "revolear" mean?
As a verb, "revolear" means: Hacer giros con un objeto, como un lazo, una correa, una honda, o las patas, con movimientos del brazo o de la mano.
How do you pronounce "revolear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "revolear" is [reβ̞oleˈaɾ]. 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 "revolear", 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