lacerar
[laseˈɾaɾ]
The verdict
“lacerar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lastimar, golpear, magullar, herir. Se aplica también a conceptos como la honra, la reputación.
Corpus desk
Index ES-lacerar · lacerar · Spanish
lacerar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lacerar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [laseˈɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “lacerar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
lacerar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [laseˈɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lacerar, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is lacerar, spelled L-A-C-E-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Lastimar, golpear, magullar, herir. Se aplica también a conceptos como la honra, la reputación.
- 2Perjudicar a alguien, malquistarlo con otra persona.
- 3Penar, pagar un delito.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lacerar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tan sólo así lograba detener unos instantes el trabajo de la aguja ardiente que le laceraba sin tregua el corazón.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.