urdir
[uɾˈð̞iɾ]
The verdict
“urdir” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Preparar los hilos en la urdidera para pasarlos al telar; disponer los hilos para tejer y empezar la trama.
Corpus desk
Index ES-urdir · urdir · Spanish
urdir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | urdir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [uɾˈð̞iɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “urdir” en español
Rare enough to double-check
urdir is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [uɾˈð̞iɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for urdir in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is urdir, spelled U-R-D-I-R.
Definition
- 1Preparar los hilos en la urdidera para pasarlos al telar; disponer los hilos para tejer y empezar la trama.
- 2En sentido figurado, tramar algo, conspirar, maquinar; hacer lo necesario para crear una situación que sirva algún interés, generalmente egoísta.
- 3Tejer en un telar chilote o quelgo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how urdir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El criminal, acosado por los soldados, urdió a caballo un largo laberinto de idas y de venidas; éstos, sin embargo lo acorralaron la noche del doce de julio. Se había guarecido en un pajonal.
Si alguien llega al momento en que se está urdiendo una frazada o chal es porque va a salir mal. [Quenac].
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.