atisbar
Spanish, verb/atisˈbaɾ/
atisbar is spelled A-T-I-S-B-A-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish, the 98,206th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Atisbar is a Spanish verb meaning “to spy on” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mirar, observar con cuidado; observar cautelosamente”.
What does atisbar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to spy on
- 2
to watch, observe
- 3
to glimpse, see confusedly
- 4
to stakeout
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Mirar, observar con cuidado; observar cautelosamente. 2. Vislumbrar.
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 atisbar
- atisbo first-person present singular
- atisbé first-person preterite singular
- atisbado participle past
- atisbando gerund
- atisbada feminine participle past
- atisbados masculine participle past
- atisbadas feminine participle past
- atisbas indicative informal present
- atisbás indicative informal present
- atisba indicative present singular
- atisbamos first-person indicative plural
- atisbáis indicative plural present
- atisban indicative plural present
- atisbaba first-person imperfect indicative
- atisbabas imperfect indicative second-person
- atisbábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- atisbabais imperfect indicative plural
- atisbaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce atisbar?
- /atisˈbaɾ/
- [a.t̪izˈβ̞aɾ]
- [at̪isˈβ̞aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to atisbar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is atisbar in Spanish?
atisbar appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).