halar
[aˈlaɾ]
The verdict
“halar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tirar de un remo cuando se hace boga, o de una lona o un cabo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-halar · halar · Spanish
halar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | halar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aˈlaɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “halar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
halar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [aˈlaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for halar, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is halar, spelled H-A-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Tirar de un remo cuando se hace boga, o de una lona o un cabo.
- 2Atraer algo hacia sí, especialmente una cuerda o similar.
- 3Inhalar con fuerza al fumar.
- 4Sostener un objeto cerrando la mano alrededor de él.
- 5Beber succionando a través de un conducto.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how halar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cuando yo te avise, debes halar este extremo de la cuerda.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.