jalar
[xaˈlaɾ]
The verdict
“jalar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #33,673 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #33,673
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Atraer algo hacia sí, especialmente una cuerda o similar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jalar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [xaˈlaɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #33,673 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jalar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for jalar is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xaˈlaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,673 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for jalar, with forms such as "ajlar", "jaalr", and "jalarr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "jar", "java", "jara", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is jalar, spelled J-A-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Atraer algo hacia sí, especialmente una cuerda o similar.
- 2Figurativamente, atraer hacia la propia parte o postura a la gente.
- 3Inhalar con fuerza al fumar.
- 4Llevar a otra persona en un vehículo hasta cierto destino.
- 5Desaprobar un alumno en un curso o asignatura académica.
- 6Inhalar con fines psicoactivos los vapores de un disolvente, generalmente colocándolo en una bolsa que se acerca a la boca y la nariz.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ajlar,jaalr,jalarr,jallar,jalra,jjalar,jlaar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jalar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “jalar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is J-A-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [xaˈlaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “jar” - see the side-by-side comparison. jalar vs jar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.