citar
Spanish, verb/θiˈtaɾ/
citar is spelled C-I-T-A-R (5 letters) and appears 9.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,527th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Citar is a Spanish verb meaning “to cite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Avisar, prevenir, emplazar a alguno, señalándole día, hora y lugar para tratar de algún negocio”.
What does citar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to cite
- 2
to summon
- 3
to schedule, make an appointment
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Avisar, prevenir, emplazar a alguno, señalándole día, hora y lugar para tratar de algún negocio. 2. Referir, anotar o sacar al margen de algún escrito los autores, textos o lugares que se alegan en comprobación de lo que se dice o escribe. 3. Mentar, mencionar, recordar. 4. En el toreo, provocar a la fiera para que acuda a determinado paraje.
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 citar
- cito first-person present singular
- cité first-person preterite singular
- citado participle past
- citando gerund
- citada feminine participle past
- citados masculine participle past
- citadas feminine participle past
- citas indicative informal present
- citás indicative informal present
- cita indicative present singular
- citamos first-person indicative plural
- citáis indicative plural present
- citan indicative plural present
- citaba first-person imperfect indicative
- citabas imperfect indicative second-person
- citábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- citabais imperfect indicative plural
- citaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce citar?
- /θiˈtaɾ/
- [θiˈt̪aɾ]
- /siˈtaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to citar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is citar in Spanish?
citar appears 9.3 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).