torcer
Spanish, verb/toɾˈθeɾ/
torcer is spelled T-O-R-C-E-R (6 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 28,265th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Torcer is a Spanish verb meaning “to twist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Doblar una cosa de tal modo que pierda su forma recta o su posición habitual”.
What does torcer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to twist
- 2
to bend
- 3
to sprain
- 4
to veer; to turn
- 5
to twist, to bend
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Doblar una cosa de tal modo que pierda su forma recta o su posición habitual. 2. En especial, doblarla sobre su propio eje para darle forma de hélice. 3. Desviar la dirección que se lleva. 4. Hacer que alguien actúe en contra de lo que se considera ético.
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 torcer
- tuerzo first-person present singular
- torcí first-person preterite singular
- torcido participle past
- o-ue alternation
- c-z alternation
- torciendo gerund
- torcida feminine participle past
- torcidos masculine participle past
- torcidas feminine participle past
- tuerces indicative informal present
- torcés indicative informal present
- tuerce indicative present singular
- torcemos first-person indicative plural
- torcéis indicative plural present
- tuercen indicative plural present
- torcía first-person imperfect indicative
- torcías imperfect indicative second-person
- torcíamos first-person imperfect indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce torcer?
- /toɾˈθeɾ/
- [t̪oɾˈθeɾ]
- /toɾˈseɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to torcer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is torcer in Spanish?
torcer appears 1.4 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).