inercia
Spanish, noun/iˈneɾθja/
inercia is spelled I-N-E-R-C-I-A (7 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 16,530th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inercia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “inertia (the property of a body that resists change to its uniform motion)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Propiedad de un cuerpo de no modificar su estado de reposo o movimiento si no actúa una fuerza sobre él”.
What does inercia mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinertia (the property of a body that resists change to its uniform motion)
- 2
feminineinertia (lack of motivation, apathetic mood)
- 3
feminineinertness, inactivity
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Propiedad de un cuerpo de no modificar su estado de reposo o movimiento si no actúa una fuerza sobre él 2. Desidia, rutina
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 inercia
- inercias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inercia?
- /iˈneɾθja/
- [iˈneɾ.θja]
- /iˈneɾsja/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inercia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inercia in Spanish?
inercia appears 3.2 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).