sustraer

[sust̪ɾaˈeɾ]

/[sust̪ɾaˈeɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“sustraer” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,404 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,404
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poner algo fuera o lejos de donde estaba.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sustraer · sustraer · Spanish

sustraer · rank #60,404 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,404
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sustituyeron

Nearest frequency peer: sustituyeron (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “sustraer”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “sustraer” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sustraer
PropertyValue
Headwordsustraer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sust̪ɾaˈeɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,404
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sustraer” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).sustraercae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sustituyeron” (#60,403), “supersticiosa” (#60,402), “swap” (#60,406). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sustraer” va en #60,404. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sustraer is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,404 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [sust̪ɾaˈeɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sustraer, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sustraer, spelled S-U-S-T-R-A-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poner algo fuera o lejos de donde estaba.
  2. 2
    Calcular la diferencia aritmética entre dos cantidades o números.
  3. 3
    Tomar algo (o a alguien) ajeno (que es propiedad de otro) de modo fraudulento, secreto o con engaños.

Synonyms

apartarextraerquitarsacarsepararrestar

Antonyms

sumar

This word in other languages

subtract(English)soustraire(Français)subtrahieren(Deutsch)subtrair(Português)

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 "sustraer"?
"sustraer" is spelled S-U-S-T-R-A-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [sust̪ɾaˈeɾ].
What does "sustraer" mean?
As a verb, "sustraer" means: Poner algo fuera o lejos de donde estaba.
How do you pronounce "sustraer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sustraer" is [sust̪ɾaˈeɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sustraer" come from?
"sustraer" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sustraer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sugerían#60,398sufriste#60,397toledana#60,422tímpanos#60,433

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list