yacían

[ʝaˈsiãn]

/[ʝaˈsiãn]/ verb

The verdict

“yacían” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,293 among 177 “Y” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,293
frequency rank, Spanish
177
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de yacer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-yacian · yacían · Spanish

yacían · rank #64,293 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,293
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 177
  • PHOTO-FINISH yolo

Nearest frequency peer: yolo (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “yacían”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “yacían” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for yacían
PropertyValue
Headwordyacían
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʝaˈsiãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,293
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “yacían” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).yacíancae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “yolo” (#64,294), “wonderful” (#64,291), “zafarse” (#64,296). Entre 177 lemas con “Y”, “yacían” va en #64,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

yacían is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,293 among 177 “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

  1. 1
    Tercera 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "yacían"?
"yacían" is spelled Y-A-C-Í-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʝaˈsiãn].
What does "yacían" mean?
As a verb, "yacían" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de yacer.
How do you pronounce "yacían"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yacían" is [ʝaˈsiãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yacían" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "yacían", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list