competir
Spanish, verb/kompeˈtiɾ/
competir is a Spanish verb meaning “to compete” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dicho de un ser animado, esforzarse por lograr una cierta ventaja o premio contra otros rivales”.
What does competir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to compete
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Dicho de un ser animado, esforzarse por lograr una cierta ventaja o premio contra otros rivales. 2. Dicho de una cosa, y figuradamente, asemejarse a otras en calidad y perfección.
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 competir
- compito first-person present singular
- competí first-person preterite singular
- competido participle past
- e-i alternation
- compitiendo gerund
- competida feminine participle past
- competidos masculine participle past
- competidas feminine participle past
- compites indicative informal present
- competís indicative informal present
- compite indicative present singular
- competimos first-person indicative plural
- compiten indicative plural present
- competía first-person imperfect indicative
- competías imperfect indicative second-person
- competíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- competíais imperfect indicative plural
- competían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce competir?
- /kompeˈtiɾ/
- [kõm.peˈt̪iɾ]
- [kõmpeˈt̪iɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to competir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is competir in Spanish?
competir appears 17 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).