helar
Spanish, verb/eˈlaɾ/
helar is spelled H-E-L-A-R (5 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 126,596th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Helar is a Spanish verb meaning “to freeze, to cool” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Solidificar o volver hielo un líquido por la acción del frío”.
What does helar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to freeze, to cool
- 2
to freeze
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Solidificar o volver hielo un líquido por la acción del frío. 2. Dejar suspenso y pasmado a alguien, sobrecoger. 3. Hacer caer de ánimo a alguien; desalentar, acobardar.
verb: 1. Haber temperaturas inferiores a cero grados centígrados, por debajo del punto de congelación, produciendo hielo. Por extensión, hacer frío intenso.
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 helar
- hielo first-person present singular
- helé first-person preterite singular
- helado participle past
- e-ie alternation
- helando gerund
- helada feminine participle past
- helados masculine participle past
- heladas feminine participle past
- hielas indicative informal present
- helás indicative informal present
- hiela indicative present singular
- helamos first-person indicative plural
- heláis indicative plural present
- hielan indicative plural present
- helaba first-person imperfect indicative
- helabas imperfect indicative second-person
- helábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- helabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce helar?
- /eˈlaɾ/
- [eˈlaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to helar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is helar in Spanish?
helar appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).