lanzar
Spanish, verb/lanˈθaɾ/
lanzar is spelled L-A-N-Z-A-R (6 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,406th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lanzar is a Spanish verb meaning “to throw” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Arrojar, empujar algo para dotarle de una velocidad inicial y que recorra una distancia”.
What does lanzar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to throw
El bebé lanzó el juguete con todas sus fuerzas.
- 2
to launch
- 3
to pitch
No pude lidiar con el modo en que lanzaba ese tipo.
- 4
to release (a product, etc.)
- 5
to emit, let out, utter
'lanzar un chiste
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Arrojar, empujar algo para dotarle de una velocidad inicial y que recorra una distancia. 2. Soltar. 3. Iniciar rápidamente. 4. Difundir algo, hacerlo popular.
verb: 1. Vomitar.
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 lanzar
- lanzo first-person present singular
- lancé first-person preterite singular
- lanzado participle past
- c-z alternation
- lanzando gerund
- lanzada feminine participle past
- lanzados masculine participle past
- lanzadas feminine participle past
- lanzas indicative informal present
- lanzás indicative informal present
- lanza indicative present singular
- lanzamos first-person indicative plural
- lanzáis indicative plural present
- lanzan indicative plural present
- lanzaba first-person imperfect indicative
- lanzabas imperfect indicative second-person
- lanzábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- lanzabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lanzar?
- /lanˈθaɾ/
- [lãn̟ˈθaɾ]
- /lanˈsaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lanzar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lanzar in Spanish?
lanzar appears 18 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).