apuntar
Spanish, verb/apunˈtaɾ/
apuntar is spelled A-P-U-N-T-A-R (7 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,181st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apuntar is a Spanish verb meaning “to point, to aim, to take aim (a weapon)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dirigir un arma hacia un objetivo”.
What does apuntar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to point, to aim, to take aim (a weapon)
Por favor deja de apuntarme con esa arma.
- 2
to point out, to suggest, to hint
Apunta a un patrón anterior de desperdiciar recursos.
- 3
to underline, to mark (text)
- 4
to note down, to write down
Déjame apuntar su número de teléfono.
- 5
to outline, to sketch
- 6
to baste (to sew with long or loose stitches)
- 7
to tack, to fasten temporarily
- 8
datedto patch, to darn, to sew, to mend
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Dirigir un arma hacia un objetivo. 2. Anotarse, unirse a algún evento o actividad. 3. Señalar, resaltar un dato, hecho u objeto. 4. Referirse, por medio de un apuntador, a un dato.
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 apuntar
- apunto first-person present singular
- apunté first-person preterite singular
- apuntado participle past
- apuntando gerund
- apuntada feminine participle past
- apuntados masculine participle past
- apuntadas feminine participle past
- apuntas indicative informal present
- apuntás indicative informal present
- apunta indicative present singular
- apuntamos first-person indicative plural
- apuntáis indicative plural present
- apuntan indicative plural present
- apuntaba first-person imperfect indicative
- apuntabas imperfect indicative second-person
- apuntábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- apuntabais imperfect indicative plural
- apuntaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce apuntar?
- /apunˈtaɾ/
- [a.pũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
- [apũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to apuntar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is apuntar in Spanish?
apuntar appears 5.5 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).