vejar

[beˈxaɾ]

/[beˈxaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acosar con maltrato a alguien, hacerle padecer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vejar · vejar · Spanish

vejar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" 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 vejar
PropertyValue
Headwordvejar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[beˈxaɾ]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “vejar” en español

vejarqueda 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

vejar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [beˈxaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for vejar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is vejar, spelled V-E-J-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acosar con maltrato a alguien, hacerle padecer.
  2. 2
    Hacer pasar a alguien por una situación humillante, reprenderlo de forma satírica u ofensiva.
  3. 3
    Dar vejamen a alguien.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how vejar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. [a la casa] La apodaban La Dis­cotheque, por el alto volumen de la música que mañana y tarde sonaba para esconder los alaridos de quienes eran veja­dos, electrocutados y golpeados hasta la muerte en su interior.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "vejar"?
"vejar" is spelled V-E-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [beˈxaɾ].
What does "vejar" mean?
As a verb, "vejar" means: Acosar con maltrato a alguien, hacerle padecer.
How do you pronounce "vejar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vejar" is [beˈxaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vejar" come from?
"vejar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list