batir
Spanish, verb/baˈtiɾ/
batir is spelled B-A-T-I-R (5 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 18,462nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Batir is a Spanish verb meaning “to beat, to pound repeatedly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Agitar y remover con rapidez”.
What does batir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to beat, to pound repeatedly
batir las alas
- 2
to beat, whisk, whip
- 3
to beat, overcome (an opponent, record, etc.)
- 4
to coin (a word, etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Agitar y remover con rapidez. 2. Golpear repetidamente, insistentemente. 3. Golpear repetidamente, insistentemente algo para destruirlo o derribarlo. 4. Mover algo fuerte y enérgicamente.
verb: 1. Latir violentamente el corazón.
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 batir
- bato first-person present singular
- batí first-person preterite singular
- batido participle past
- batiendo gerund
- batida feminine participle past
- batidos masculine participle past
- batidas feminine participle past
- bates indicative informal present
- batís indicative informal present
- bate indicative present singular
- batimos first-person indicative plural
- baten indicative plural present
- batía first-person imperfect indicative
- batías imperfect indicative second-person
- batíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- batíais imperfect indicative plural
- batían imperfect indicative plural
- batiste indicative preterite second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce batir?
- /baˈtiɾ/
- [baˈt̪iɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to batir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is batir in Spanish?
batir appears 2.7 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).