crucificar

[kɾusifiˈkaɾ]

/[kɾusifiˈkaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“crucificar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #61,462 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#61,462
frequency rank, Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fijar o clavar en una cruz a una persona.

Key facts for crucificar
PropertyValue
Headwordcrucificar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kɾusifiˈkaɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#61,462
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “crucificar” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). crucificar lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for crucificar is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɾusifiˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,462 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

crucificar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is crucificar, spelled C-R-U-C-I-F-I-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fijar o clavar en una cruz a una persona.
  2. 2
    Perjudicar a alguien física o moralmente
  3. 3
    Desaprobar o censurar con severidad a alguien o algo

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crucificar"?
"crucificar" is spelled C-R-U-C-I-F-I-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kɾusifiˈkaɾ].
What does "crucificar" mean?
As a verb, "crucificar" means: Fijar o clavar en una cruz a una persona.
How do you pronounce "crucificar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crucificar" is [kɾusifiˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crucificar" come from?
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Using “crucificar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-R-U-C-I-F-I-C-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɾusifiˈkaɾ] (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list