comprometer
Spanish, verb/kompɾomeˈteɾ/
comprometer is spelled C-O-M-P-R-O-M-E-T-E-R (11 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 16,530th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Comprometer is a Spanish verb meaning “to promise, to engage to be married” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mezclar a alguien en asuntos turbios o socialmente no bien vistos”.
What does comprometer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to promise, to engage to be married
- 2
to compromise, to endanger
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Mezclar a alguien en asuntos turbios o socialmente no bien vistos.
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 comprometer
- comprometo first-person present singular
- comprometí first-person preterite singular
- comprometido participle past
- comprometiendo gerund
- comprometida feminine participle past
- comprometidos masculine participle past
- comprometidas feminine participle past
- comprometes indicative informal present
- comprometés indicative informal present
- compromete indicative present singular
- comprometemos first-person indicative plural
- comprometéis indicative plural present
- comprometen indicative plural present
- comprometía first-person imperfect indicative
- comprometías imperfect indicative second-person
- comprometíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- comprometíais imperfect indicative plural
- comprometían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce comprometer?
- /kompɾomeˈteɾ/
- [kõm.pɾo.meˈt̪eɾ]
- [kõmpɾomeˈt̪eɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to comprometer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is comprometer in Spanish?
comprometer appears 3.2 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).