forzar
Spanish, verb/foɾˈθaɾ/
forzar is spelled F-O-R-Z-A-R (6 letters) and appears 6.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,778th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Forzar is a Spanish verb meaning “to force, break through” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Vencer la resistencia de algo usando la fuerza”.
What does forzar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to force, break through
forzaron la puerta
- 2
to violate, rape, ravish
- 3
to take by storm
- 4
to compel, force
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Vencer la resistencia de algo usando la fuerza. 2. Vencer la resistencia de una persona usando la violencia física o moral. 3. Obligar a alguien a mantener relaciones sexuales. 4. Usar algo hasta los límites de su capacidad.
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 forzar
- fuerzo first-person present singular
- forcé first-person preterite singular
- forzado participle past
- o-ue alternation
- c-z alternation
- forzando gerund
- forzada feminine participle past
- forzados masculine participle past
- forzadas feminine participle past
- fuerzas indicative informal present
- forzás indicative informal present
- fuerza indicative present singular
- forzamos first-person indicative plural
- forzáis indicative plural present
- fuerzan indicative plural present
- forzaba first-person imperfect indicative
- forzabas imperfect indicative second-person
- forzábamos first-person imperfect indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce forzar?
- /foɾˈθaɾ/
- [foɾˈθaɾ]
- /foɾˈsaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to forzar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is forzar in Spanish?
forzar appears 6.6 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).