sublimar
[suβ̞liˈmaɾ]
The verdict
“sublimar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exaltar o poner por lo alto.
Corpus desk
Index ES-sublimar · sublimar · Spanish
sublimar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | sublimar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [suβ̞liˈmaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “sublimar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
sublimar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [suβ̞liˈmaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
sublimar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is sublimar, spelled S-U-B-L-I-M-A-R.
Definition
- 1Exaltar o poner por lo alto.
- 2Pasar del estado sólido al gaseoso directamente, sin pasar por el líquido.
- 3Especialmente en psicoanálisis, canalizar un deseo o impulso desde un plano material (por ejemplo sexual o violento) hacia un plano mental (por ejemplo artístico o intelectual).
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.