tomar el sol
[t̪oˈmaɾ el ˈsol]
The verdict
“tomar el sol” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ponerse en un lugar adecuado para relajarse y disfrutar del sol.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tomar-el-sol · tomar el sol · Spanish
tomar el sol · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | tomar el sol |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [t̪oˈmaɾ el ˈsol] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tomar el sol” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tomar el sol is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [t̪oˈmaɾ el ˈsol]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ponerse en un lugar adecuado para relajarse y disfrutar del sol.".
tomar el sol doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is tomar el sol, spelled T-O-M-A-R- -E-L- -S-O-L.
Definition
- 1Ponerse en un lugar adecuado para relajarse y disfrutar del sol.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tomar el sol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
¿qué digo dos? ocho, diez o más burros, con sus collarines de encarnado rabioso, y junto a ellos grupos de gitanos tomando el sol, que ya inundaba el barrio con su luz esplendorosa, dando risueño brillo a los colorines con que se decoraban brutos y personas
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