cercar
[seɾˈkaɾ]
The verdict
“cercar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,614 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,614
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rodear un lugar con una valla, un seto, una alambrada, una muralla, un cerco, una cerca o con cualquier obstáculo que impida el paso y lo proteja de los extraños.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cercar · cercar · Spanish
cercar · rank #57,614 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,614
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH centroizquier…
Nearest frequency peer: centroizquierda (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cercar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- ceibal
ceibal
42,391 corpus weight
- cementera
cementera
42,390 corpus weight
- centroizqui…
centroizquierda
42,388 corpus weight
- cercar
cercar
42,387 corpus weight
- certeros
certeros
42,386 corpus weight
- charango
charango
42,384 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cercar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cercar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [seɾˈkaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #57,614 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cercar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cercar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,614 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [seɾˈkaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cercar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cercar, spelled C-E-R-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1Rodear un lugar con una valla, un seto, una alambrada, una muralla, un cerco, una cerca o con cualquier obstáculo que impida el paso y lo proteja de los extraños.
- 2Rodear una plaza fuerte del enemigo y asediarlo.
- 3Rodear una muchedumbre a una persona, cosa o lugar.
- 4Rodear.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cercar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A ratos el viento cercaba la casa, se metía por rendijas de las puertas y de las ventanas.
La población estaba cercada de granito, como sumida en un pozo de la alta cordillera, aislada hasta del viento.
Synonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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