glaciar
Spanish, noun/ɡlaˈθjaɾ/
glaciar is spelled G-L-A-C-I-A-R (7 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 23,682nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Glaciar is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “glacier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Gruesas masas de hielo que se originan en la superficie terrestre por compactación y recristalización de la…”.
What does glaciar mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineglacier
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gruesas masas de hielo que se originan en la superficie terrestre por compactación y recristalización de la nieve, mostrando evidencias de flujo en el pasado o en la actualidad.
adjective: 1. Referente o relativo a dichas masas de hielo.
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 glaciar
- glaciares plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce glaciar?
- /ɡlaˈθjaɾ/
- [ɡlaˈθjaɾ]
- /ɡlaˈsjaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to glaciar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is glaciar in Spanish?
glaciar appears 1.9 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).