forzado
Spanish, noun/foɾˈθado/
forzado is spelled F-O-R-Z-A-D-O (7 letters) and appears 7.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,631st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Forzado is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “convict” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of forzar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Galeote condenado a servir al remo en las galeras”.
What does forzado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
forced, forcible
- 2
far-fetched, unlikely
noun
- 1
masculineconvict
verb
- 1
past participle of forzar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que por fuerza u obligación ha sido ocupado, retenido, sacado, desplazado, etc. 2. Que no parece voluntario, sincero, natural, normal o espontáneo. 3. Obligado por imprevistos o por circunstancias adversas. 4. Que por fuerza del destino o de la casualidad tuvo que ser así, sin intervención de la decisión o voluntad propia.
noun: 1. Galeote condenado a servir al remo en las galeras.
adverb: 1. Por fuerza, contra la propia voluntad; con violencia; de un modo ineludible.
verb: 1. Participio de forzar o de forzarse.
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 forzado
- forzada feminine
- forzados masculine plural
- forzadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce forzado?
- /foɾˈθado/
- [foɾˈθa.ð̞o]
- /foɾˈsado/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to forzado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is forzado in Spanish?
forzado appears 7.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).