brincar

/[bɾĩŋˈkaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,255

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

brincar is aSpanishverb. It means: Elevarse del suelo mediante el impulso de los pies; dar brincos. Pronounced [bɾĩŋˈkaɾ]. Often confused with brinda and bronca.

Key facts for brincar
PropertyValue
Headwordbrincar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bɾĩŋˈkaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,255
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for brincar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bɾĩŋˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,255 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 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 brincar, with forms such as "bbrincar", "birncar", and "bricnar". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "brinda", "bronca", "brinco", 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 brincar, spelled B-R-I-N-C-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Elevarse del suelo mediante el impulso de los pies; dar brincos.
  2. 2
    Pasar de una cosa a otra, o de un puesto a otro, de manera brusca u omitiendo pasos o elementos intermedios.
  3. 3
    Elevar y bajar en brazos a un niño o un animal, como si estuviera dando saltos, por juego o diversión.
  4. 4
    Manifestar una fuerte emoción, especialmente positiva, ante algo.
  5. 5
    Obtener un cargo más alto que el que se tenía.
  6. 6
    Responder o protestar de modo brusco y agresivo.
  7. 7
    Tener relaciones sexuales.
  8. 8
    Cubrir el caballo a la yegua.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbrincar,birncar,bricnar,brinacr,brincarr,brinccar,brincra,brinncar,brnicar,brrincar,rbincar,vrincar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for brincar

Misspelling Variants of "brincar"

bbrincar8birncar7bricnar7brinacr7brincarr8brinccar8brincra7brinncar8
Misspelling Variants of "brincar"

Frequency rank: #48,255 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "brincar"?
"brincar" is spelled B-R-I-N-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bɾĩŋˈkaɾ].
What does "brincar" mean?
As a verb, "brincar" means: Elevarse del suelo mediante el impulso de los pies; dar brincos.
What words are commonly confused with "brincar"?
"brincar" is commonly confused with "brinda", "bronca", "brinco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brincar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brincar" is [bɾĩŋˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brincar" come from?
"brincar" 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.