yacer
[ʝaˈseɾ]
The verdict
“yacer” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,403 among 177 “Y” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,403
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 177
- “Y” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estar en posición horizontal o supina
Corpus desk
Index ES-yacer · yacer · Spanish
yacer · rank #72,403 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,403
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 177
- PHOTO-FINISH Yann
Nearest frequency peer: Yann (+1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “yacer”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- voltereta
voltereta
27,609 corpus weight
- wolves
wolves
27,604 corpus weight
- yacer
yacer
27,598 corpus weight
- Yann
Yann
27,597 corpus weight
- Zacatepec
Zacatepec
27,591 corpus weight
- zancadilla
zancadilla
27,588 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “yacer” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yacer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʝaˈseɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #72,403 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “yacer” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
yacer is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,403 among 177 “Y” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʝaˈseɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for yacer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is yacer, spelled Y-A-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1Estar en posición horizontal o supina
- 2Por extensión, estar en algún sitio determinado
- 3Eufemísticamente, tener relaciones sexuales
- 4Dicho de un animal, pastar por la noche
- 5Estar rocas, formaciones y cuerpos minerales dispuestos según determinada inclinación
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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