trepidar
[t̪ɾepiˈð̞aɾ]
The verdict
“trepidar” 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) - Moverse alternativamente en direcciones opuestas con sacudidas fuertes, breves y frecuentes.
Corpus desk
Index ES-trepidar · trepidar · Spanish
trepidar · 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 "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 | trepidar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t̪ɾepiˈð̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “trepidar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
trepidar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t̪ɾepiˈð̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
trepidar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is trepidar, spelled T-R-E-P-I-D-A-R.
Definition
- 1Moverse alternativamente en direcciones opuestas con sacudidas fuertes, breves y frecuentes.
- 2Mostrar duda, vacilación, indecisión o incertidumbre.
- 3Temblar con intensidad.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how trepidar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
siento correr la sangre de sus venas y siento trepidar la fuerza que se agazapa inactiva dentro de sus músculos.
This word in other languages
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