galvanizar
Spanish, verb/ɡalbaniˈθaɾ/
galvanizar is spelled G-A-L-V-A-N-I-Z-A-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written Spanish, the 148,939th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Galvanizar is a Spanish verb meaning “to galvanize” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Recubrir un metal con una capa delgada de otro metal mediante un proceso electromecánico”.
What does galvanizar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to galvanize
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Recubrir un metal con una capa delgada de otro metal mediante un proceso electromecánico. 2. Recubrir un metal con una capa de cinc, para evitar que el primero se oxide. 3. Estimular repentinamente cualquier actividad, o sentimiento. 4. Estimular o tratar músculos o nervios con corrientes eléctricas inducidas.
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 galvanizar
- galvanizo first-person present singular
- galvanicé first-person preterite singular
- galvanizado participle past
- c-z alternation
- galvanizando gerund
- galvanizada feminine participle past
- galvanizados masculine participle past
- galvanizadas feminine participle past
- galvanizas indicative informal present
- galvanizás indicative informal present
- galvaniza indicative present singular
- galvanizamos first-person indicative plural
- galvanizáis indicative plural present
- galvanizan indicative plural present
- galvanizaba first-person imperfect indicative
- galvanizabas imperfect indicative second-person
- galvanizábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- galvanizabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce galvanizar?
- /ɡalbaniˈθaɾ/
- [ɡal.β̞a.niˈθaɾ]
- /ɡalbaniˈsaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to galvanizar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is galvanizar in Spanish?
galvanizar appears about once in every 16 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).