cejar
[seˈxaɾ]
The verdict
“cejar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Retroceder, marchar hacia atrás.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cejar · cejar · Spanish
cejar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cejar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [seˈxaɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cejar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cejar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [seˈxaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cejar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cejar, spelled C-E-J-A-R.
Definition
- 1Retroceder, marchar hacia atrás.
- 2Retroceder las bestias que tiran de un carruaje.
- 3Aflojar o ceder en un negocio, empeño o discusión.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cejar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He recurrido a todo pero no he conseguido nada. Pero ni aún así cejaré en mi empeño.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.