ligar

/[liˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,410

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

ligar is aSpanishverb. It means: Sujetar o fijar con cuerdas de tal modo que se impida el movimiento. Pronounced [liˈɣ̞aɾ]. Often confused with Lima and Lisa.

Key facts for ligar
PropertyValue
Headwordligar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[liˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,410
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ligar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ligar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [liˈɣ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,410 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for ligar, with forms such as "ilgar", "lgiar", and "liagr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lima", "Lisa", "Lina", 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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is ligar, spelled L-I-G-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sujetar o fijar con cuerdas de tal modo que se impida el movimiento.
  2. 2
    Unir, juntar, enlazar o conectar dos o más personas, animales o cosas con un vínculo firme o estrecho, que puede ser físico o moral.
  3. 3
    Combinar o mezclar dos elementos en una masa, aleación o mixtura homogénea.
  4. 4
    Sujetar las acciones o deberes de alguien a un mandato o voluntad.
  5. 5
    Hacer una jugada coordinada o combinada entre dos miembros de un equipo.
  6. 6
    Hacer una buena transición de una suerte o posición a otra de modo que no se note interrupción entre ellas.
  7. 7
    Obtener la victoria o acertar en un juego o una circunstancia.
  8. 8
    Contagiarse de alguna enfermedad leve.
  9. 9
    Coser o pegar un conjunto de páginas o cuadernillos en forma de libro.
  10. 10
    Hacer un maleficio contra alguien, en especial para afectar su capacidad sexual o reproductiva.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilgar,lgiar,liagr,ligarr,liggar,ligra,lligar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ligar

Misspelling Variants of "ligar"

ilgar5lgiar5liagr5ligarr6liggar6ligra5lligar6
Misspelling Variants of "ligar"

Frequency rank: #15,410 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ligar"?
"ligar" is spelled L-I-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [liˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "ligar" mean?
As a verb, "ligar" means: Sujetar o fijar con cuerdas de tal modo que se impida el movimiento.
What words are commonly confused with "ligar"?
"ligar" is commonly confused with "Lima", "Lisa", "Lina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ligar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ligar" is [liˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ligar" come from?
"ligar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.