chicanear
Spanish, verb/t͡ʃikaneˈaɾ/
chicanear is spelled C-H-I-C-A-N-E-A-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written Spanish, the 189,865th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chicanear is a Spanish verb meaning “to hoodwink; deceive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Discutir o argumentar con chicanas y de mala fe. Entorpecer un juicio (dilatar) de mala fe”.
What does chicanear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to hoodwink; deceive
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Discutir o argumentar con chicanas y de mala fe. Entorpecer un juicio (dilatar) de mala fe.
verb: 1. Mostrar o mentar algo públicamente y con intención de atraer admiración o aplauso sobre uno mismo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chicanear
- chicaneo first-person present singular
- chicaneé first-person preterite singular
- chicaneado participle past
- chicaneando gerund
- chicaneada feminine participle past
- chicaneados masculine participle past
- chicaneadas feminine participle past
- chicaneas indicative informal present
- chicaneás indicative informal present
- chicanea indicative present singular
- chicaneamos first-person indicative plural
- chicaneáis indicative plural present
- chicanean indicative plural present
- chicaneaba first-person imperfect indicative
- chicaneabas imperfect indicative second-person
- chicaneábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- chicaneabais imperfect indicative plural
- chicaneaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chicanear?
- /t͡ʃikaneˈaɾ/
- [t͡ʃi.ka.neˈaɾ]
- [t͡ʃikaneˈaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chicanear in Spanish?
chicanear appears about once in every 28 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).