sollozar

[soʝoˈsaɾ]

/[soʝoˈsaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Llorar convulsivamente y con mucha aflicción.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sollozar · sollozar · Spanish

sollozar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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 sollozar
PropertyValue
Headwordsollozar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[soʝoˈsaɾ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sollozar” en español

sollozarqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sollozar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [soʝoˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Llorar convulsivamente y con mucha aflicción.".

Zero misspellings are on record for sollozar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 sollozar, spelled S-O-L-L-O-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Llorar convulsivamente y con mucha aflicción.

This word in other languages

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 "sollozar"?
"sollozar" is spelled S-O-L-L-O-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [soʝoˈsaɾ].
What does "sollozar" mean?
As a verb, "sollozar" means: Llorar convulsivamente y con mucha aflicción.
How do you pronounce "sollozar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sollozar" is [soʝoˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sollozar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list