tercerizar
[t̪eɾseɾiˈsaɾ]
The verdict
“tercerizar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Concertar una subcontratación para determinados servicios.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tercerizar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t̪eɾseɾiˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tercerizar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tercerizar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t̪eɾseɾiˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Concertar una subcontratación para determinados servicios.".
tercerizar has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is tercerizar, spelled T-E-R-C-E-R-I-Z-A-R.
Definition
- 1Concertar una subcontratación para determinados servicios.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “tercerizar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-E-R-C-E-R-I-Z-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪eɾseɾiˈsaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.