alcanzar

/[alkãnˈsaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,835

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

alcanzar is aSpanishverb. It means: Avanzar y llegar hasta algo o alguien que va adelante, física o figuradamente. Pronounced [alkãnˈsaɾ]. It ranks #1,835 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with alianza and avanzar.

Key facts for alcanzar
PropertyValue
Headwordalcanzar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[alkãnˈsaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,835
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of alcanzar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for alcanzar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alkãnˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,835 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for alcanzar, with forms such as "aclanzar", "alacnzar", and "alcanazr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "alianza", "avanzar", "alcanzó", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is alcanzar, spelled A-L-C-A-N-Z-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avanzar y llegar hasta algo o alguien que va adelante, física o figuradamente.
  2. 2
    Llegar a tener algo que se deseaba o buscaba.
  3. 3
    Coger alguna cosa alargando la mano para tomarla.
  4. 4
    Avanzar hasta tocar, juntarse o hacer impacto con algo o alguien.
  5. 5
    Lograr percibir algo con los sentidos.
  6. 6
    Tener capacidad o poder para algo.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aclanzar,alacnzar,alcanazr,alcannzar,alcanzarr,alcanzra,alcanzzar,alcaznar,alccanzar,alcnazar,allcanzar,lacanzar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alcanzar

Misspelling Variants of "alcanzar"

aclanzar8alacnzar8alcanazr8alcannzar9alcanzarr9alcanzra8alcanzzar9alcaznar8
Misspelling Variants of "alcanzar"

Frequency rank: #1,835 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alcanzar"?
"alcanzar" is spelled A-L-C-A-N-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [alkãnˈsaɾ].
What does "alcanzar" mean?
As a verb, "alcanzar" means: Avanzar y llegar hasta algo o alguien que va adelante, física o figuradamente.
What words are commonly confused with "alcanzar"?
"alcanzar" is commonly confused with "alianza", "avanzar", "alcanzó". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alcanzar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alcanzar" is [alkãnˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alcanzar" come from?
"alcanzar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.