reforzar

/[refoɾˈsaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,059

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

reforzar is aSpanishverb. It means: Dar nueva fuerza a algo; añadirle vigor o intensidad. Pronounced [refoɾˈsaɾ]. It ranks #7,059 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with reforzó and reportar.

Key facts for reforzar
PropertyValue
Headwordreforzar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[refoɾˈsaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,059
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for reforzar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [refoɾˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,059 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for reforzar, with forms such as "erforzar", "refforzar", and "reforazr". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "reforzó", "reportar", "retornar", 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 reforzar, spelled R-E-F-O-R-Z-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dar nueva fuerza a algo; añadirle vigor o intensidad.
  2. 2
    Hacer que algo débil o en deterioro quede más fuerte; repararlo para que no pierda su integridad.
  3. 3
    Alentar, animar, ayudar, dar ánimo, entusiasmo, estímulo o espíritu.
  4. 4
    Aumentar el contraste de luz y sombra mediante algún efecto químico o digital.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erforzar,refforzar,reforazr,reforrzar,reforzarr,reforzra,reforzzar,refozrar,refrozar,reofrzar,rfeorzar,rreforzar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for reforzar

Misspelling Variants of "reforzar"

erforzar8refforzar9reforazr8reforrzar9reforzarr9reforzra8reforzzar9refozrar8
Misspelling Variants of "reforzar"

Frequency rank: #7,059 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reforzar"?
"reforzar" is spelled R-E-F-O-R-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [refoɾˈsaɾ].
What does "reforzar" mean?
As a verb, "reforzar" means: Dar nueva fuerza a algo; añadirle vigor o intensidad.
What words are commonly confused with "reforzar"?
"reforzar" is commonly confused with "reforzó", "reportar", "retornar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reforzar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reforzar" is [refoɾˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reforzar" come from?
"reforzar" 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.