viciar
[biˈsjaɾ]
The verdict
“viciar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #53,930 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #53,930
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Corromper, pervertir, dañar o destruir.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | viciar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [biˈsjaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,930 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “viciar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for viciar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [biˈsjaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,930 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for viciar in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is viciar, spelled V-I-C-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1Corromper, pervertir, dañar o destruir.
- 2Falsear o adulterar los géneros, o no suministrarlos conforme a su debida ley, o mezclarlos con otros de inferior calidad.
- 3Falsificar un escrito, introduciendo, quitando o enmendando alguna palabra, frase o cláusula.
- 4Anular o quitar el valor o validación de un acto.
- 5Torcer el sentido de una proposición, explicándola o entendiéndola siniestramente.
- 6Hacer adquirir un vicio o un mal hábito.
- 7Variante de enviciarse.
- 8Abonar las tierras de labranza.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “viciar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-I-C-I-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [biˈsjaɾ] (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.