claudicar
[klawð̞iˈkaɾ]
The verdict
“claudicar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #63,667 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #63,667
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Terminar por ceder o rendirse a una presión o tentación.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | claudicar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [klawð̞iˈkaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #63,667 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “claudicar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for claudicar is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [klawð̞iˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #63,667 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
claudicar has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is claudicar, spelled C-L-A-U-D-I-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1Terminar por ceder o rendirse a una presión o tentación.
- 2Quedar un órgano turbado como consecuencia de interrumpir su circulación de sangre.
- 3Cojear.
- 4Proceder y obrar defectuosa o desarregladamente.
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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Using “claudicar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-L-A-U-D-I-C-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [klawð̞iˈkaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.