sacar
[saˈkaɾ]
The verdict
“sacar” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,156 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #1,156
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Extraer algo; ponerlo afuera del lugar o recipiente que lo contiene.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sacar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [saˈkaɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,156 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sacar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for sacar is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [saˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,156 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for sacar, with forms such as "ascar", "saacr", and "sacarr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sar", "sala", "saco", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sacar, spelled S-A-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1Extraer algo; ponerlo afuera del lugar o recipiente que lo contiene.
- 2Quitar, retirar, apartar o alejar del sitio o condición en que se encuentra alguien o algo.
- 3Obtener, conseguir, alcanzar o lograr algo.
- 4Descubrir o hallar con base en señales e indicios. Colegir, inferir, deducir, concluir.
- 5Hacer con fuerza o con maña que alguien diga o dé algo.
- 6Extraer de una cosa alguno de los elementos que la componen o constituyen.
- 7Ganar por suerte algo, como el premio de una lotería o la victoria en un juego de azar.
- 8Elegir por sorteo o por pluralidad de votos.
- 9Adquirir algo a cambio de dinero, comprar, especialmente cuando se hace por cuotas, como abono de espectáculos, etc.
- 10Poner algo delante de uno, adelantarl, ensanchar, henchir o alargar algo, especialmente del propio del cuerpo.
- 11Tomar o hacer una fotografía, o pintar un retrato.
- 12Elegir ciertos elementos o miembros de un grupo como excepción de los demás; exceptuar, excluir, entresacar.
- 13Manifestar, traer a colación, mencionar, citar o nombrar algo que se tiene en la mente, especialmente si no se esperaba dentro de un discurso o conversación.
- 14En juegos de pelota, darle a esta el primer impulso, golpe o patada, sea al comenzar el partido o para reiniciarlo después de alguna interrupción por faltas, descansos, etc.
- 15Producir, crear, inventar, imitar una cosa.
- 16Hacer perder el conocimiento, el control o el juicio.
- 17Librar a alguien de algo; hacer que no tenga que pasar por algo.
- 18Tratándose de apodos, motes, faltas, etc., aplicarlos, atribuirlos, mencionarlos a quien se le adjudican.
- 19Mencionar una culpa o falta, echar en cara, reprochar, reconvenir, regañar.
- 20Copiar o trasladar lo que está escrito, o apuntar aparte elementos de un texto, como citas, notas, etc.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ascar,saacr,sacarr,saccar,scaar,ssacar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sacar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “sacar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-A-C-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [saˈkaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Sar” - see the side-by-side comparison. sacar vs Sar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.