sacar
Spanish, verb/saˈkaɾ/
sacar is spelled S-A-C-A-R (5 letters) and appears 78 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,138th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sacar is a Spanish verb meaning “to put out, to get out (e.g. a public statement, an APB, a release of media or entertainment)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Extraer algo; ponerlo afuera del lugar o recipiente que lo contiene”.
What does sacar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to put out, to get out (e.g. a public statement, an APB, a release of media or entertainment)
Vamos a sacar un álbum.
- 2
to take out (e.g. the trash)
Saca la basura.
- 3
to pull out, to take out (e.g. a badge, an ID card, a picture, paperwork, the keys, finger)
¡Saca el dedo de la nariz!
- 4
to get out, to take out (e.g. the family, a partner, a friend, a dog)
- 5
to pull out, to get out (e.g. a pencil, a hand, a key)
sacar al perro de paseo
- 6
to remove, to extract, to get out, to take out, to dig up or dig out (e.g., the weeds, a tooth, military forces, information, the truth, remove someone from the equation or a situation)
¡Sácate de aquí!
- 7
to take (e.g. a photograph, advantage of, etc.)
Con una cámara digital, se puede sacar y borrar una foto en dos segundos.
- 8
to withdraw, to take out (e.g. money)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Extraer algo; ponerlo afuera del lugar o recipiente que lo contiene. 2. Quitar, retirar, apartar o alejar del sitio o condición en que se encuentra alguien o algo. 3. Obtener, conseguir, alcanzar o lograr algo. 4. Descubrir o hallar con base en señales e indicios. Colegir, inferir, deducir, concluir.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sacar
- saco first-person present singular
- saqué first-person preterite singular
- sacado participle past
- c-qu alternation
- sacando gerund
- sacada feminine participle past
- sacados masculine participle past
- sacadas feminine participle past
- sacas indicative informal present
- sacás indicative informal present
- saca indicative present singular
- sacamos first-person indicative plural
- sacáis indicative plural present
- sacan indicative plural present
- sacaba first-person imperfect indicative
- sacabas imperfect indicative second-person
- sacábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- sacabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sacar?
- /saˈkaɾ/
- [saˈkaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sacar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sacar in Spanish?
sacar appears 78 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).