alegrarse
Spanish, verb[aleˈɣ̞ɾaɾse]
alegrarse is spelled A-L-E-G-R-A-R-S-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 36,968th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alegrarse is a Spanish verb meaning “infinitive of alegrar combined with se” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Felicitarse, congratularse, etc. por algo bueno”.
What does alegrarse mean in English?
verb
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infinitive of alegrar combined with se
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Felicitarse, congratularse, etc. por algo bueno. 2. Sentir, recibir alegría. 3. Ponerse contento con el vino, comenzar a sentir los efectos de este licor el que ha bebido con exceso. 4. Gozar, disfrutar
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 alegrarse
- haberse alegrado impersonal infinitive
- alegrándose impersonal gerund
- habiéndose alegrado impersonal gerund
- alegrado impersonal participle
- me alegro first-person singular indicative
- te alegras second-person singular indicative
- te alegrás second-person singular vos-form
- se alegra third-person singular indicative
- nos alegramos first-person plural indicative
- os alegráis second-person plural indicative
- se alegran third-person plural indicative
- me alegraba first-person singular indicative
- te alegrabas second-person singular indicative
- se alegraba third-person singular indicative
- nos alegrábamos first-person plural indicative
- os alegrabais second-person plural indicative
- se alegraban third-person plural indicative
- me alegré first-person singular indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alegrarse?
- [aleˈɣ̞ɾaɾse]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alegrarse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alegrarse in Spanish?
alegrarse appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).