sapear

[sapeˈaɾ]

/[sapeˈaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“sapear” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Informar o indicar quién cometió una falta, delito, trampa u otro hecho censurable o que puede ser objeto de castigo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sapear · sapear · Spanish

sapear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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.

Key facts for sapear
PropertyValue
Headwordsapear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sapeˈaɾ]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sapear” en español

sapearno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sapear is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [sapeˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for sapear in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is sapear, spelled S-A-P-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Informar o indicar quién cometió una falta, delito, trampa u otro hecho censurable o que puede ser objeto de castigo.
  2. 2
    Observar a otros sin que ellos lo noten para evaluar o controlar su conducta, o para informar sobre ella.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sapear"?
"sapear" is spelled S-A-P-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [sapeˈaɾ].
What does "sapear" mean?
As a verb, "sapear" means: Informar o indicar quién cometió una falta, delito, trampa u otro hecho censurable o que puede ser objeto de castigo.
How do you pronounce "sapear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sapear" is [sapeˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sapear" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list