sepulturero

[sepul̪t̪uˈɾeɾo]

/[sepul̪t̪uˈɾeɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“sepulturero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,798 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,798
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hombre cuyo oficio es enterrar a los muertos y mantener las sepulturas o tumbas.

Key facts for sepulturero
PropertyValue
Headwordsepulturero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sepul̪t̪uˈɾeɾo]
Letters11
Frequency rank#69,798
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sepulturero” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sepulturero lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sepulturero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,798 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sepul̪t̪uˈɾeɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hombre cuyo oficio es enterrar a los muertos y mantener las sepulturas o tumbas.".

Zero misspellings are on record for sepulturero in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 sepulturero, spelled S-E-P-U-L-T-U-R-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hombre cuyo oficio es enterrar a los muertos y mantener las sepulturas o tumbas.

Synonyms

enterradorpanteonero

This word in other languages

gravedigger(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sepulturero"?
"sepulturero" is spelled S-E-P-U-L-T-U-R-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [sepul̪t̪uˈɾeɾo].
What does "sepulturero" mean?
As a noun, "sepulturero" means: Hombre cuyo oficio es enterrar a los muertos y mantener las sepulturas o tumbas.
How do you pronounce "sepulturero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sepulturero" is [sepul̪t̪uˈɾeɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sepulturero" come from?
"sepulturero" 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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Using “sepulturero”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-E-P-U-L-T-U-R-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [sepul̪t̪uˈɾeɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list