forzar

/[foɾˈsaɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,826

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

forzar is aSpanishverb. It means: Vencer la resistencia de algo usando la fuerza. Pronounced [foɾˈsaɾ]. It ranks #9,826 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with forzó and forzaron.

Key facts for forzar
PropertyValue
Headwordforzar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[foɾˈsaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,826
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of forzar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for forzar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [foɾˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,826 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for forzar, with forms such as "fforzar", "forazr", and "forrzar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "forzó", "forzaron", "fora", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is forzar, spelled F-O-R-Z-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vencer la resistencia de algo usando la fuerza.
  2. 2
    Vencer la resistencia de una persona usando la violencia física o moral.
  3. 3
    Obligar a alguien a mantener relaciones sexuales.
  4. 4
    Usar algo hasta los límites de su capacidad.
  5. 5
    En la guerra, vencer la resistencia de los defensores de una plaza fuerte, ciudad, etc.
  6. 6
    Apoderarse de algo por la fuerza.
  7. 7
    Obligar a que algo se haga.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fforzar,forazr,forrzar,forzarr,forzra,forzzar,fozrar,frozar,ofrzar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for forzar

Misspelling Variants of "forzar"

fforzar7forazr6forrzar7forzarr7forzra6forzzar7fozrar6frozar6
Misspelling Variants of "forzar"

Frequency rank: #9,826 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "forzar"?
"forzar" is spelled F-O-R-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [foɾˈsaɾ].
What does "forzar" mean?
As a verb, "forzar" means: Vencer la resistencia de algo usando la fuerza.
What words are commonly confused with "forzar"?
"forzar" is commonly confused with "forzó", "forzaron", "fora". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "forzar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forzar" is [foɾˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forzar" come from?
"forzar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.