erizar
Spanish, verb/eɾiˈθaɾ/
erizar is spelled E-R-I-Z-A-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish, the 169,030th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erizar is a Spanish verb meaning “to bristle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Levantar, poner rígido algo, especialmente el pelo, como las púas de un erizo”.
What does erizar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to bristle
- 2
to become uneasy, tense, nervous
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Levantar, poner rígido algo, especialmente el pelo, como las púas de un erizo. 2. Llenar o rodear algo de obstáculos, asperezas, inconvenientes, etc.
verb: 1. Inquietarse, azorarse.
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 erizar
- erizo first-person present singular
- ericé first-person preterite singular
- erizado participle past
- c-z alternation
- erizando gerund
- erizada feminine participle past
- erizados masculine participle past
- erizadas feminine participle past
- erizas indicative informal present
- erizás indicative informal present
- eriza indicative present singular
- erizamos first-person indicative plural
- erizáis indicative plural present
- erizan indicative plural present
- erizaba first-person imperfect indicative
- erizabas imperfect indicative second-person
- erizábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- erizabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce erizar?
- /eɾiˈθaɾ/
- [e.ɾiˈθaɾ]
- /eɾiˈsaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is erizar in Spanish?
erizar appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).