secuestrar

/[sekwesˈt̪ɾaɾ]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,709

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

secuestrar is aSpanishverb. It means: Retener a alguien contra su voluntad sin amparo legal. Pronounced [sekwesˈt̪ɾaɾ]. Often confused with secuestro and secuestros.

Key facts for secuestrar
PropertyValue
Headwordsecuestrar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sekwesˈt̪ɾaɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,709
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of secuestrar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for secuestrar is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sekwesˈt̪ɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,709 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for secuestrar, with forms such as "cecuestrar", "escuestrar", and "sceuestrar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "secuestro", "secuestros", "secuestraron", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is secuestrar, spelled S-E-C-U-E-S-T-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Retener a alguien contra su voluntad sin amparo legal.
  2. 2
    Retener un bien material por mandato judicial.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cecuestrar,escuestrar,sceuestrar,seccuestrar,seceustrar,secuesrtar,secuesstrar,secuestarr,secuestrarr,secuestrra,secuestrrar,secuesttrar,secuetsrar,secusetrar,seucestrar,ssecuestrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for secuestrar

Misspelling Variants of "secuestrar"

cecuestrar10escuestrar10sceuestrar10seccuestrar11seceustrar10secuesrtar10secuesstrar11secuestarr10
Misspelling Variants of "secuestrar"

Frequency rank: #14,709 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "secuestrar"?
"secuestrar" is spelled S-E-C-U-E-S-T-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [sekwesˈt̪ɾaɾ].
What does "secuestrar" mean?
As a verb, "secuestrar" means: Retener a alguien contra su voluntad sin amparo legal.
What words are commonly confused with "secuestrar"?
"secuestrar" is commonly confused with "secuestro", "secuestros", "secuestraron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "secuestrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "secuestrar" is [sekwesˈt̪ɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "secuestrar" come from?
"secuestrar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.