jactar
Spanish, verb/xaɡˈtaɾ/
jactar is spelled J-A-C-T-A-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 44 million words in written Spanish, the 234,430th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jactar is a Spanish verb meaning “to boast; brag” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Agitar, mover con cierta violencia”.
What does jactar mean in English?
verb
- 1
obsoleteto move or shake
- 2
to boast; brag
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Agitar, mover con cierta violencia.
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 jactar
- jacto first-person present singular
- jacté first-person preterite singular
- jactado participle past
- jactando gerund
- jactada feminine participle past
- jactados masculine participle past
- jactadas feminine participle past
- jactas indicative informal present
- jactás indicative informal present
- jacta indicative present singular
- jactamos first-person indicative plural
- jactáis indicative plural present
- jactan indicative plural present
- jactaba first-person imperfect indicative
- jactabas imperfect indicative second-person
- jactábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- jactabais imperfect indicative plural
- jactaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jactar?
- /xaɡˈtaɾ/
- [xaɣ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
- [xakˈt̪aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jactar in Spanish?
jactar appears about once in every 44 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).