yacían
[ʝaˈsiãn]
The verdict
“yacían” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,293 among 1,840 “Y” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,293
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,840
- “Y” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de yacer.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yacían |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʝaˈsiãn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #64,293 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “yacían” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
yacían is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,293 among 1,840 “Y” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʝaˈsiãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de yacer.".
yacían doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is yacían, spelled Y-A-C-Í-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de yacer.
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 “yacían”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Y-A-C-Í-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʝaˈsiãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.