jalear
Spanish, verb/xaleˈaɾ/
jalear is spelled J-A-L-E-A-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written Spanish, the 185,934th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jalear is a Spanish verb meaning “to urge on; to encourage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Animar con palmadas”.
What does jalear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to urge on; to encourage
- 2
synonym of ojear
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Animar con palmadas. 2. Hacer un jaleo.
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 jalear
- jaleo first-person present singular
- jaleé first-person preterite singular
- jaleado participle past
- jaleando gerund
- jaleada feminine participle past
- jaleados masculine participle past
- jaleadas feminine participle past
- jaleas indicative informal present
- jaleás indicative informal present
- jalea indicative present singular
- jaleamos first-person indicative plural
- jaleáis indicative plural present
- jalean indicative plural present
- jaleaba first-person imperfect indicative
- jaleabas imperfect indicative second-person
- jaleábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- jaleabais imperfect indicative plural
- jaleaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jalear?
- /xaleˈaɾ/
- [xa.leˈaɾ]
- [xaleˈaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jalear
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jalear in Spanish?
jalear appears about once in every 26 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).