taconear
Spanish, verb[t̪akoneˈaɾ]
taconear is spelled T-A-C-O-N-E-A-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 68 million words in written Spanish, the 285,965th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Taconear is a Spanish verb meaning “to clack, click, tap (make a sound from the soles, or especially the heels, of shoes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pisar causando ruido, haciendo fuerza y estribando en el tacón”.
What does taconear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to clack, click, tap (make a sound from the soles, or especially the heels, of shoes)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Pisar causando ruido, haciendo fuerza y estribando en el tacón. 2. Golpear al caballo con el tacón. 3. En algunos bailes, mover los pies al ritmo de la música haciendo ruido con los tacones.
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 taconear
- taconeo first-person present singular
- taconeé first-person preterite singular
- taconeado participle past
- taconeando gerund
- taconeada feminine participle past
- taconeados masculine participle past
- taconeadas feminine participle past
- taconeas indicative informal present
- taconeás indicative informal present
- taconea indicative present singular
- taconeamos first-person indicative plural
- taconeáis indicative plural present
- taconean indicative plural present
- taconeaba first-person imperfect indicative
- taconeabas imperfect indicative second-person
- taconeábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- taconeabais imperfect indicative plural
- taconeaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce taconear?
- [t̪akoneˈaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is taconear in Spanish?
taconear appears about once in every 68 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).