jalar

[xaˈlaɾ]

/[xaˈlaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“jalar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,673. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,673
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Atraer algo hacia sí, especialmente una cuerda o similar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jalar · jalar · Spanish

jalar · rank #33,673 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,673
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH Joanna

Nearest frequency peer: Joanna (+2 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “jalar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “jalar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

jalar vs jar
60% similar
jalar vs java
60% similar
jalar vs jara
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for jalar
PropertyValue
Headwordjalar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[xaˈlaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,673
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “jalar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).jalarcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Joanna” (#33,675), “irritado” (#33,670), “jus” (#33,677). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “jalar” va en #33,673. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around jalar (IPA [xaˈlaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,673 among 645 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Atraer algo hacia sí, especialmente una cuerda o similar.
  2. 2
    Figurativamente, atraer hacia la propia parte o postura a la gente.
  3. 3
    Inhalar con fuerza al fumar.
  4. 4
    Llevar a otra persona en un vehículo hasta cierto destino.
  5. 5
    Desaprobar un alumno en un curso o asignatura académica.
  6. 6
    Inhalar con fines psicoactivos los vapores de un disolvente, generalmente colocándolo en una bolsa que se acerca a la boca y la nariz.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how jalar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cuando yo te avise, debes jalar este extremo de la cuerda.
  2. Su discurso populista jaló a muchos desencantados durante la campaña electoral.

Synonyms

tirar

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.

ajlar2jaalr2jalarr1jallar1jalra2jjalar1jlaar2
Edit distance from "jalar"

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 "jalar"?
"jalar" is spelled J-A-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [xaˈlaɾ].
What does "jalar" mean?
As a verb, "jalar" means: Atraer algo hacia sí, especialmente una cuerda o similar.
What words are commonly confused with "jalar"?
"jalar" is commonly confused with "jar", "java", "jara". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jalar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jalar" is [xaˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jalar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lerdo#33,687hazel#33,645Hawái#33,644marsh#33,706

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

llorón7 variantsmolar7 variantsMorel7 variantsnarran7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list