halagar
[alaˈɣ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“halagar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #63,861 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #63,861
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dar a uno muestras de afecto o rendimiento con palabras o acciones que puedan serle gratas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | halagar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [alaˈɣ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #63,861 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “halagar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for halagar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alaˈɣ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #63,861 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
halagar has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is halagar, spelled H-A-L-A-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Dar a uno muestras de afecto o rendimiento con palabras o acciones que puedan serle gratas.
- 2Dar motivo de satisfacción o envanecimiento.
- 3Adular.
- 4Agradar, deleitar.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “halagar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-A-L-A-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alaˈɣ̞aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.