compadrar
Spanish, verb/kompaˈdɾaɾ/
compadrar is spelled C-O-M-P-A-D-R-A-R (9 letters). Compadrar is a Spanish verb meaning “to become godparents or godchildren” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Establecer un vínculo, a veces con cercanía similar al parentesco, entre los padres de alguien y quien le…”.
What does compadrar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to become godparents or godchildren
- 2
to become good friends with; to buddy up
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Establecer un vínculo, a veces con cercanía similar al parentesco, entre los padres de alguien y quien le sirve de padrino o de madrina en el bautizo. 2. Establecer amistad y camaradería con alguien.
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 compadrar
- compadro first-person present singular
- compadré first-person preterite singular
- compadrado participle past
- compadrando gerund
- compadrada feminine participle past
- compadrados masculine participle past
- compadradas feminine participle past
- compadras indicative informal present
- compadrás indicative informal present
- compadra indicative present singular
- compadramos first-person indicative plural
- compadráis indicative plural present
- compadran indicative plural present
- compadraba first-person imperfect indicative
- compadrabas imperfect indicative second-person
- compadrábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- compadrabais imperfect indicative plural
- compadraban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce compadrar?
- /kompaˈdɾaɾ/
- [kõm.paˈð̞ɾaɾ]
- [kõmpaˈð̞ɾaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.