aclarar
Spanish, verb/aklaˈɾaɾ/
aclarar is spelled A-C-L-A-R-A-R (7 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,864th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aclarar is a Spanish verb meaning “to clarify, clear (make clear or clearer)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Quitar lo que ofusca la claridad o trasparencia de alguna cosa”.
What does aclarar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to clarify, clear (make clear or clearer)
Hay que aclarar este asunto.
- 2
to explain; to clarify
- 3
to water down
- 4
Spainto rinse (soap from hands)
- 5
to clear up
Parece que el día aclara.
- 6
to set things straight, get things clear (in one's mind)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Quitar lo que ofusca la claridad o trasparencia de alguna cosa. 2. Hacer mayor el espacio que hay entre dos cosas; y así, aclarar un monte es dejar los árboles menos espesos. 3. Poner en claro, declarar, manifestar, explicar.
verb: 1. Ponerse claro lo que estaba oscuro; despejarse, ventilarse. Se dice generalmente y con propiedad del tiempo, cuando se disipan los nublados. 2. Poner corriente las cuerdas que pasan alternativamente por sus distintas garruchas. 3. Dar a la ropa la última agua después de lavada.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aclarar
- aclaro first-person present singular
- aclaré first-person preterite singular
- aclarado participle past
- aclarando gerund
- aclarada feminine participle past
- aclarados masculine participle past
- aclaradas feminine participle past
- aclaras indicative informal present
- aclarás indicative informal present
- aclara indicative present singular
- aclaramos first-person indicative plural
- aclaráis indicative plural present
- aclaran indicative plural present
- aclaraba first-person imperfect indicative
- aclarabas imperfect indicative second-person
- aclarábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- aclarabais imperfect indicative plural
- aclaraban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aclarar?
- /aklaˈɾaɾ/
- [a.klaˈɾaɾ]
- [aklaˈɾaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aclarar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aclarar in Spanish?
aclarar appears 16 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).