sepultar
[sepul̪ˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“sepultar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #62,648 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #62,648
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Poner un cadáver en un lugar destinado para los difuntos, generalmente bajo tierra o en un nicho funerario.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sepultar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [sepul̪ˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #62,648 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sepultar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for sepultar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sepul̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #62,648 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
sepultar has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 sepultar, spelled S-E-P-U-L-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Poner un cadáver en un lugar destinado para los difuntos, generalmente bajo tierra o en un nicho funerario.
- 2Poner algo fuera de la vista o de la atención; ocultarlo o dejarlo al olvido.
- 3Hundir el ánimo o la conciencia bajo el peso de fuertes emociones o pensamientos.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “sepultar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-E-P-U-L-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [sepul̪ˈt̪aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.