cubrir
Spanish, verb/kuˈbɾiɾ/
cubrir is spelled C-U-B-R-I-R (6 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,113th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cubrir is a Spanish verb meaning “to cover” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Poner algo sobre una cosa o persona, para diferentes fines como taparla, protegerla u ocultarla”.
What does cubrir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to cover
- 2
to cover, to mount
- 3
to cover oneself
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Poner algo sobre una cosa o persona, para diferentes fines como taparla, protegerla u ocultarla. 2. Vestir. 3. Llenar una superficie con un fluido o un sólido granulado. 4. Techar.
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 cubrir
- cubro first-person present singular
- cubrí first-person preterite singular
- cubierto participle past
- cubriendo gerund
- cubierta feminine participle past
- cubiertos masculine participle past
- cubiertas feminine participle past
- cubres indicative informal present
- cubrís indicative informal present
- cubre indicative present singular
- cubrimos first-person indicative plural
- cubren indicative plural present
- cubría first-person imperfect indicative
- cubrías imperfect indicative second-person
- cubríamos first-person imperfect indicative
- cubríais imperfect indicative plural
- cubrían imperfect indicative plural
- cubriste indicative preterite second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cubrir?
- /kuˈbɾiɾ/
- [kuˈβ̞ɾiɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cubrir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cubrir in Spanish?
cubrir appears 26 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).