administrar
Spanish, verb/adminisˈtɾaɾ/
administrar is spelled A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-R (11 letters) and appears 8.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,966th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Administrar is a Spanish verb meaning “to administer (cause to take)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dirigir alguna cosa (por ejemplo, una empresa u organización o grupo)”.
What does administrar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to administer (cause to take)
- 2
to administer, to manage (manage or supervise the conduct of)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Dirigir alguna cosa (por ejemplo, una empresa u organización o grupo). 2. Suministrar algo. 3. Planificar, ordenar, clasificar y distribuir recursos. 4. Saber emplear los recursos inteligentemente, con criterio y sin despilfarro.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of administrar
- administro first-person present singular
- administré first-person preterite singular
- administrado participle past
- administrando gerund
- administrada feminine participle past
- administrados masculine participle past
- administradas feminine participle past
- administras indicative informal present
- administrás indicative informal present
- administra indicative present singular
- administramos first-person indicative plural
- administráis indicative plural present
- administran indicative plural present
- administraba first-person imperfect indicative
- administrabas imperfect indicative second-person
- administrábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- administrabais imperfect indicative plural
- administraban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce administrar?
- /adminisˈtɾaɾ/
- [að̞.mi.nisˈt̪ɾaɾ]
- [að̞minisˈt̪ɾaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to administrar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is administrar in Spanish?
administrar appears 8.7 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).