compadecer
Spanish, verb/kompadeˈθeɾ/
compadecer is spelled C-O-M-P-A-D-E-C-E-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish, the 117,287th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Compadecer is a Spanish verb meaning “to feel sorry (for); to pity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Compartir la desgracia ajena, sentirla, dolerse de ella”.
What does compadecer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to feel sorry (for); to pity
- 2
to sympathise with
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Compartir la desgracia ajena, sentirla, dolerse de ella. 2. Inspirar a una persona lástima o pena la desgracia de otra.
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 compadecer
- compadezco first-person present singular
- compadecí first-person preterite singular
- compadecido participle past
- c-zc alternation
- compadeciendo gerund
- compadecida feminine participle past
- compadecidos masculine participle past
- compadecidas feminine participle past
- compadeces indicative informal present
- compadecés indicative informal present
- compadece indicative present singular
- compadecemos first-person indicative plural
- compadecéis indicative plural present
- compadecen indicative plural present
- compadecía first-person imperfect indicative
- compadecías imperfect indicative second-person
- compadecíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- compadecíais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce compadecer?
- /kompadeˈθeɾ/
- [kõm.pa.ð̞eˈθeɾ]
- /kompadeˈseɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is compadecer in Spanish?
compadecer appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).