soltar
Spanish, verb/solˈtaɾ/
soltar is spelled S-O-L-T-A-R (6 letters) and appears 7.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,631st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Soltar is a Spanish verb meaning “to release” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dejar de hacer fuerza que retenga algo o a alguien”.
What does soltar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to release
- 2
to let go
- 3
to let loose (release from restraint)
- 4
to give (a hit)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Dejar de hacer fuerza que retenga algo o a alguien. 2. Desatar. 3. Proferir algo sin pensar o decir algo inadecuado.
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 soltar
- suelto first-person present singular
- solté first-person preterite singular
- soltado participle past
- o-ue alternation
- soltando gerund
- soltada feminine participle past
- soltados masculine participle past
- soltadas feminine participle past
- sueltas indicative informal present
- soltás indicative informal present
- suelta indicative present singular
- soltamos first-person indicative plural
- soltáis indicative plural present
- sueltan indicative plural present
- soltaba first-person imperfect indicative
- soltabas imperfect indicative second-person
- soltábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- soltabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce soltar?
- /solˈtaɾ/
- [sol̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to soltar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is soltar in Spanish?
soltar appears 7.8 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).