cazar

/[kaˈsaɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,186

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cazar is aSpanishverb. It means: Buscar o seguir a las aves, fieras y otros animales para cogerlos y matarlos. Pronounced [kaˈsaɾ]. Often confused with cazo and crear.

Key facts for cazar
PropertyValue
Headwordcazar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kaˈsaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,186
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cazar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,186 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for cazar, with forms such as "aczar", "caazr", and "cazarr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cazo", "crear", "césar", 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 cazar, spelled C-A-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
    Buscar o seguir a las aves, fieras y otros animales para cogerlos y matarlos.
  2. 2
    Adquirir con destreza alguna cosa difícil o que no se esperaba.
  3. 3
    Prender, cautivar la voluntad de alguno con halagos o engaños.
  4. 4
    Poner tirante la escota, hasta que el puño de la vela quede lo más cerca posible de la borda.
  5. 5
    Ajustar un cabo que sostiene algo, para que quede más tenso.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aczar,caazr,cazarr,cazra,cazzar,ccazar,czaar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cazar

Misspelling Variants of "cazar"

aczar5caazr5cazarr6cazra5cazzar6ccazar6czaar5
Misspelling Variants of "cazar"

Frequency rank: #11,186 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cazar"?
"cazar" is spelled C-A-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈsaɾ].
What does "cazar" mean?
As a verb, "cazar" means: Buscar o seguir a las aves, fieras y otros animales para cogerlos y matarlos.
What words are commonly confused with "cazar"?
"cazar" is commonly confused with "cazo", "crear", "césar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cazar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cazar" is [kaˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cazar" come from?
"cazar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Spanish index:

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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.