pinzar

[pĩnˈsaɾ]

/[pĩnˈsaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“pinzar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sujetar o presionar con movimiento de pinza.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pinzar · pinzar · Spanish

pinzar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for pinzar
PropertyValue
Headwordpinzar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pĩnˈsaɾ]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pinzar” en español

pinzarestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pinzar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [pĩnˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for pinzar in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is pinzar, spelled P-I-N-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sujetar o presionar con movimiento de pinza.
  2. 2
    Cortar un brote pinzándolo₁ con las uñas.
  3. 3
    Mimarse íntima o románticamente sin llegar a realizar el coito ^([cita requerida]).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pinzar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En estas condiciones es necesario recurrir a las radiografías bajo compresión o a impresionar imágenes durante la fase de vaciamiento a que da lugar la prueba de Boyden, ya que en estas condiciones la vesícula, al reducir su tamaño, desaloja la bilis, ‘pinzando’ entre sus paredes el cálculo.
  2. Braulio, con el vaso pinzad[Siguiente]o delicadamente entre dos dedos, empezó a menear el caldo.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pinzar"?
"pinzar" is spelled P-I-N-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pĩnˈsaɾ].
What does "pinzar" mean?
As a verb, "pinzar" means: Sujetar o presionar con movimiento de pinza.
How do you pronounce "pinzar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pinzar" is [pĩnˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pinzar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list