ligar
Spanish, verb/liˈɡaɾ/
ligar is spelled L-I-G-A-R (5 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,293rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ligar is a Spanish verb meaning “to link, join” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sujetar o fijar con cuerdas de tal modo que se impida el movimiento”.
What does ligar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to link, join
- 2
to tie
- 3
colloquialto score, (UK) to pull (persuade someone to kiss or have sex)
- 4
colloquialto flirt
- 5
to obtain; to get
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Sujetar o fijar con cuerdas de tal modo que se impida el movimiento. 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. Combinar o mezclar dos elementos en una masa, aleación o mixtura homogénea. 4. Sujetar las acciones o deberes de alguien a un mandato o voluntad.
verb: 1. Establecer una relación romántica básica, usualmente pasajera. 2. Recibir por azar alguna cosa, buena o mala. 3. Llamar o invocar a la suerte. 4. Mezclar adecuadamente los ingredientes para obtener la textura deseada en una salsa o preparación.
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 ligar
- ligo first-person present singular
- ligué first-person preterite singular
- ligado participle past
- g-gu alternation
- ligando gerund
- ligada feminine participle past
- ligados masculine participle past
- ligadas feminine participle past
- ligas indicative informal present
- ligás indicative informal present
- liga indicative present singular
- ligamos first-person indicative plural
- ligáis indicative plural present
- ligan indicative plural present
- ligaba first-person imperfect indicative
- ligabas imperfect indicative second-person
- ligábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- ligabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ligar?
- /liˈɡaɾ/
- [liˈɣ̞aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ligar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ligar in Spanish?
ligar appears 3.5 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).