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alcanzado

Spanish, adjective/alkanˈθado/

alcanzado is spelled A-L-C-A-N-Z-A-D-O (9 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,981st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alcanzado is a Spanish adjective meaning “in debt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of alcanzar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que tiene muchas deudas y/o insuficiente dinero”.

What does alcanzado mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    in debt

  2. 2

    in need

verb

  1. 1

    past participle of alcanzar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que tiene muchas deudas y/o insuficiente dinero. 2. Que no tiene suficientes fuerzas, recursos o capacidad para un fin determinado.

verb: 1. Participio de alcanzar.

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 alcanzado

  • alcanzada feminine
  • alcanzados masculine plural
  • alcanzadas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce alcanzado?

  • /alkanˈθado/
  • [al.kãn̟ˈθa.ð̞o]
  • /alkanˈsado/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is alcanzado in Spanish?

alcanzado appears 15 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).

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