separarse

/[sepaˈɾaɾse]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,563

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

separarse is aSpanishverb. It means: Poner distancia, o incrementarla, con otra cosa o entidad. Pronounced [sepaˈɾaɾse]. Often confused with superarse and separar.

Key facts for separarse
PropertyValue
Headwordsepararse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sepaˈɾaɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,563
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for separarse is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sepaˈɾaɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,563 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for separarse, with forms such as "cepararce", "espararse", and "seaprarse". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "superarse", "separar", "separaron", 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 separarse, spelled S-E-P-A-R-A-R-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poner distancia, o incrementarla, con otra cosa o entidad.
  2. 2
    Dicho de dos seres qiue estaban juntos o unidos, tomar caminos diferentes.
  3. 3
    Romper o interrumpir la asociación que se tenía con alguien o con algo, especialmente la relación de pareja (sentimental).
  4. 4
    Obtener una colectividad su autonomía o soberanía con respecto de otra de la cual hacía parte o por la que se hallaba sometida.
  5. 5
    Dejar de ejercer un cargo u ocupación.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cepararce,espararse,seaprarse,sepaarrse,separares,separarrse,separarsse,separasre,separrarse,separrase,seppararse,sepraarse,speararse,ssepararse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for separarse

Misspelling Variants of "separarse"

cepararce9espararse9seaprarse9sepaarrse9separares9separarrse10separarsse10separasre9
Misspelling Variants of "separarse"

Frequency rank: #13,563 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "separarse"?
"separarse" is spelled S-E-P-A-R-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [sepaˈɾaɾse].
What does "separarse" mean?
As a verb, "separarse" means: Poner distancia, o incrementarla, con otra cosa o entidad.
What words are commonly confused with "separarse"?
"separarse" is commonly confused with "superarse", "separar", "separaron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "separarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "separarse" is [sepaˈɾaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "separarse" come from?
"separarse" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.