sentar la cabeza
[sẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ la kaˈβ̞esa]
The verdict
“sentar la cabeza” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Volverse una persona más juiciosa o madura.
Corpus desk
Index ES-sentar-la-cabeza · sentar la cabeza · Spanish
sentar la cabeza · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sentar la cabeza |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [sẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ la kaˈβ̞esa] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “sentar la cabeza” en español
Rare enough to double-check
sentar la cabeza is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [sẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ la kaˈβ̞esa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Volverse una persona más juiciosa o madura.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sentar la cabeza, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 sentar la cabeza, spelled S-E-N-T-A-R- -L-A- -C-A-B-E-Z-A.
Definition
- 1Volverse una persona más juiciosa o madura.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sentar la cabeza appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Harry sentó la cabeza con quien menos esperaba: Meghan Markle, una actriz en palacio
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.