pacer

[paˈseɾ]

/[paˈseɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“pacer” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,148 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,148
frequency rank, Spanish
48,357
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alimentarse el ganado en los campos.

Key facts for pacer
PropertyValue
Headwordpacer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[paˈseɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#88,148
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pacer” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pacer lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pacer is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,148 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [paˈseɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alimentarse el ganado en los campos.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pacer, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is pacer, spelled P-A-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alimentarse el ganado en los campos.

Synonyms

pastar

This word in other languages

graze(English)grasen(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pacer"?
"pacer" is spelled P-A-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈseɾ].
What does "pacer" mean?
As a verb, "pacer" means: Alimentarse el ganado en los campos.
How do you pronounce "pacer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pacer" is [paˈseɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pacer" come from?
"pacer" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “pacer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-C-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [paˈseɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list