deslizar
Spanish, verb/desliˈθaɾ/
deslizar is spelled D-E-S-L-I-Z-A-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 46,983rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Deslizar is a Spanish verb meaning “to slide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hacer que algo se desplace en contacto continuo con una superficie, rozándola suavemente con fricción leve”.
What does deslizar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to slide
- 2
to slip (to give discreetly)
Deslízale el dinero al guarda. Me lo dará.
- 3
to swipe (e.g. on a screen or with a card)
- 4
to glide
- 5
to slip, to slither (to move stealthily or discreetly, to move with ease)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Hacer que algo se desplace en contacto continuo con una superficie, rozándola suavemente con fricción leve. 2. Mover algo con cuidado, habilidad o pericia hasta que llegue a un objetivo. 3. Pasar algo a alguien de manera discreta o disimulada. 4. Incluir de manera deliberada cierta información de tal modo que parezca involuntaria o inadvertida.
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 deslizar
- deslizo first-person present singular
- deslicé first-person preterite singular
- deslizado participle past
- c-z alternation
- deslizando gerund
- deslizada feminine participle past
- deslizados masculine participle past
- deslizadas feminine participle past
- deslizas indicative informal present
- deslizás indicative informal present
- desliza indicative present singular
- deslizamos first-person indicative plural
- deslizáis indicative plural present
- deslizan indicative plural present
- deslizaba first-person imperfect indicative
- deslizabas imperfect indicative second-person
- deslizábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- deslizabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce deslizar?
- /desliˈθaɾ/
- [d̪es.liˈθaɾ]
- /desliˈsaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to deslizar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is deslizar in Spanish?
deslizar appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).