burlar
Spanish, verb/buɾˈlaɾ/
burlar is spelled B-U-R-L-A-R (6 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 24,401st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Burlar is a Spanish verb meaning “to outwit, to outsmart, to circumvent, to trick, to deceive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Engañar, mentir a alguien”.
What does burlar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to outwit, to outsmart, to circumvent, to trick, to deceive
- 2
to circumvent, to evade, to cheat
No puedes burlar a la muerte.
- 3
to make fun of, to poke fun at, to mock, to ridicule, to jeer (+ de)
- 4
to taunt, to tease (often uses de)
- 5
to scoff, to scoff at (+ de)
- 6
to deceive oneself (+ de)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Engañar, mentir a alguien. 2. Conseguir desorientar o impedir de alguna forma que un perseguidor continúe con la persecución. 3. Eludir alguien una acción que le perjudica. 4. Hacer burla de alguien o algo, convertir a una persona o a una cosa en objeto de chiste o risa.
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 burlar
- burlo first-person present singular
- burlé first-person preterite singular
- burlado participle past
- burlando gerund
- burlada feminine participle past
- burlados masculine participle past
- burladas feminine participle past
- burlas indicative informal present
- burlás indicative informal present
- burla indicative present singular
- burlamos first-person indicative plural
- burláis indicative plural present
- burlan indicative plural present
- burlaba first-person imperfect indicative
- burlabas imperfect indicative second-person
- burlábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- burlabais imperfect indicative plural
- burlaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce burlar?
- /buɾˈlaɾ/
- [buɾˈlaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to burlar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is burlar in Spanish?
burlar appears 1.8 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).