ligarse
[liˈɣ̞aɾse]
The verdict
“ligarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,942 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,942
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,327
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Adquirir, crear o contraer un vínculo firme con otro(s), que puede ser físico o moral.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ligarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [liˈɣ̞aɾse] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #85,942 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ligarse” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ligarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,942 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [liˈɣ̞aɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
ligarse has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ligarse, spelled L-I-G-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Adquirir, crear o contraer un vínculo firme con otro(s), que puede ser físico o moral.
- 2Combinarse o mezclarse con otro elemento o materia en una masa, aleación o mixtura homogénea.
- 3Crear una alianza o unión con otro(s) para obtener o defender un objetivo común.
- 4Entrar una llamada o conversación telefónica cuando otra está en curso, interfiriendo la comunicación.
- 5Ser reprendido o recibir un castigo.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ligarse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-I-G-A-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [liˈɣ̞aɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.