consentir
Spanish, verb/konsenˈtiɾ/
consentir is spelled C-O-N-S-E-N-T-I-R (9 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 21,247th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Consentir is a Spanish verb meaning “to consent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Permitir algo; estar de acuerdo y aceptar que se haga algo; dar permiso”.
What does consentir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to consent
- 2
to endure
- 3
to pamper, indulge, spoil
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Permitir algo; estar de acuerdo y aceptar que se haga algo; dar permiso. 2. Tratar con indulgencia o condescendencia; complacer, especialmente a los niños. 3. Dar o tener algo por cierto o verdadero. 4. Adquirir el compromiso o la obligación de cumplir algo; obligarse.
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 consentir
- consiento first-person present singular
- consentí first-person preterite singular
- consentido participle past
- e-ie-i alternation
- consintiendo gerund
- consentida feminine participle past
- consentidos masculine participle past
- consentidas feminine participle past
- consientes indicative informal present
- consentís indicative informal present
- consiente indicative present singular
- consentimos first-person indicative plural
- consienten indicative plural present
- consentía first-person imperfect indicative
- consentías imperfect indicative second-person
- consentíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- consentíais imperfect indicative plural
- consentían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce consentir?
- /konsenˈtiɾ/
- [kõn.sẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]
- [kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to consentir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is consentir in Spanish?
consentir appears 2.2 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).