semblar

[sẽmˈblaɾ]

/[sẽmˈblaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Semejar o ser semejante.

Corpus desk

Index ES-semblar · semblar · Spanish

semblar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 semblar
PropertyValue
Headwordsemblar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sẽmˈblaɾ]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “semblar” en español

semblarqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

semblar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [sẽmˈblaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Semejar o ser semejante.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for semblar, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is semblar, spelled S-E-M-B-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Semejar o ser semejante.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "semblar"?
"semblar" is spelled S-E-M-B-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [sẽmˈblaɾ].
What does "semblar" mean?
As a verb, "semblar" means: Semejar o ser semejante.
How do you pronounce "semblar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "semblar" is [sẽmˈblaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "semblar" come from?
"semblar" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list