estrecharse
Spanish, verb[est̪ɾeˈt͡ʃaɾse]
estrecharse is spelled E-S-T-R-E-C-H-A-R-S-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish, the 112,257th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estrecharse is a Spanish verb meaning “infinitive of estrechar combined with se” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ceñirse, reducirse, recogerse, apretarse”.
What does estrecharse mean in English?
verb
- 1
infinitive of estrechar combined with se
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Ceñirse, reducirse, recogerse, apretarse. 2. Cercenar uno el gasto, atenerse a menos, reducir la habitación, el número de bocas en la familia. 3. Unirse y enlazarse una persona a otra con mayor estrechez, como en parentesco o en amistad. 4. Dejarle espacio a alguno moviéndose y juntándose más las personas.
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 estrecharse
- haberse estrechado impersonal infinitive
- estrechándose impersonal gerund
- habiéndose estrechado impersonal gerund
- estrechado impersonal participle
- me estrecho first-person singular indicative
- te estrechas second-person singular indicative
- te estrechás second-person singular vos-form
- se estrecha third-person singular indicative
- nos estrechamos first-person plural indicative
- os estrecháis second-person plural indicative
- se estrechan third-person plural indicative
- me estrechaba first-person singular indicative
- te estrechabas second-person singular indicative
- se estrechaba third-person singular indicative
- nos estrechábamos first-person plural indicative
- os estrechabais second-person plural indicative
- se estrechaban third-person plural indicative
- me estreché first-person singular indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce estrecharse?
- [est̪ɾeˈt͡ʃaɾse]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to estrecharse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is estrecharse in Spanish?
estrecharse appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).