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convencer

Spanish, verb/kombenˈθeɾ/

convencer is a Spanish verb meaning “to convince” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Forzar o persuadir a otra persona con argumentos y pruebas a que piense o proceda de acuerdo con éstos”.

What does convencer mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to convince

  2. 2

    to persuade

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Forzar o persuadir a otra persona con argumentos y pruebas a que piense o proceda de acuerdo con éstos. 2. Hacer ver la verdad al incrédulo, afirmar que lo que se dice es verídico. 3. Hacer que una persona se interese en un bien o servicio que está en venta.

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 convencer

  • convenzo first-person present singular
  • convencí first-person preterite singular
  • convencido participle past
  • c-z alternation
  • convenciendo gerund
  • convencida feminine participle past
  • convencidos masculine participle past
  • convencidas feminine participle past
  • convences indicative informal present
  • convencés indicative informal present
  • convence indicative present singular
  • convencemos first-person indicative plural
  • convencéis indicative plural present
  • convencen indicative plural present
  • convencía first-person imperfect indicative
  • convencías imperfect indicative second-person
  • convencíamos first-person imperfect indicative
  • convencíais imperfect indicative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce convencer?

  • /kombenˈθeɾ/
  • [kõm.bẽn̟ˈθeɾ]
  • /kombenˈseɾ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to convencer

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is convencer in Spanish?

convencer appears 14 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).