jactarse

[xakˈt̪aɾse]

/[xakˈt̪aɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“jactarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,413 among 645 “J” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,413
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer alarde de alguna cualidad o logro; alabarse a sí mismo, presumir, ufanarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jactarse · jactarse · Spanish

jactarse · rank #62,413 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,413
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH irónicos

Nearest frequency peer: irónicos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “jactarse”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “jactarse” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jactarse
PropertyValue
Headwordjactarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[xakˈt̪aɾse]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,413
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “jactarse” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.jactarsecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “irónicos” (#62,412), “irritan” (#62,411), “jamaiquino” (#62,415). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “jactarse” va en #62,413. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jactarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,413 among 645 “J” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [xakˈt̪aɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hacer alarde de alguna cualidad o logro; alabarse a sí mismo, presumir, ufanarse.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jactarse, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is jactarse, spelled J-A-C-T-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer alarde de alguna cualidad o logro; alabarse a sí mismo, presumir, ufanarse.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jactarse"?
"jactarse" is spelled J-A-C-T-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [xakˈt̪aɾse].
What does "jactarse" mean?
As a verb, "jactarse" means: Hacer alarde de alguna cualidad o logro; alabarse a sí mismo, presumir, ufanarse.
How do you pronounce "jactarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jactarse" is [xakˈt̪aɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jactarse" come from?
"jactarse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jactarse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list