comprobar
Spanish, verb/kompɾoˈbaɾ/
comprobar is spelled C-O-M-P-R-O-B-A-R (9 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,314th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Comprobar is a Spanish verb meaning “to check, to check on, to check out, to see, to check to see (examine)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Verificar; revisar o analizar alguna cosa para confirmar o corroborar su veracidad, existencia o exactitud”.
What does comprobar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to check, to check on, to check out, to see, to check to see (examine)
Me olvidé de comprobar si la hora de salida de su vuelo había cambiado o no.
- 2
to verify, to ascertain, to determine, to confirm
- 3
to test (the accuracy or effectiveness of something)
- 4
to prove, to establish (i.e. demonstrate the veracity of something)
- 5
to note (as in realizing)
- 6
to be checked, tested, to check out
- 7
to be found, determined
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Verificar; revisar o analizar alguna cosa para confirmar o corroborar su veracidad, existencia o exactitud.
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 comprobar
- compruebo first-person present singular
- comprobé first-person preterite singular
- comprobado participle past
- o-ue alternation
- comprobando gerund
- comprobada feminine participle past
- comprobados masculine participle past
- comprobadas feminine participle past
- compruebas indicative informal present
- comprobás indicative informal present
- comprueba indicative present singular
- comprobamos first-person indicative plural
- comprobáis indicative plural present
- comprueban indicative plural present
- comprobaba first-person imperfect indicative
- comprobabas imperfect indicative second-person
- comprobábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- comprobabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce comprobar?
- /kompɾoˈbaɾ/
- [kõm.pɾoˈβ̞aɾ]
- [kõmpɾoˈβ̞aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to comprobar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is comprobar in Spanish?
comprobar appears 18 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).