demandar
Spanish, verb/demanˈdaɾ/
demandar is spelled D-E-M-A-N-D-A-R (8 letters) and appears 5.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,726th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Demandar is a Spanish verb meaning “to insist, ask (for something), request” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pedir, solicitar, reinvindicar”.
What does demandar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to insist, ask (for something), request
- 2
to sue, file suit, implead
demandar en juicio
- 3
to take charge (of something)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Pedir, solicitar, reinvindicar 2. Presentar una demanda judicial contra alguien. 3. Pedir o requerir respuestas
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 demandar
- demando first-person present singular
- demandé first-person preterite singular
- demandado participle past
- demandando gerund
- demandada feminine participle past
- demandados masculine participle past
- demandadas feminine participle past
- demandas indicative informal present
- demandás indicative informal present
- demanda indicative present singular
- demandamos first-person indicative plural
- demandáis indicative plural present
- demandan indicative plural present
- demandaba first-person imperfect indicative
- demandabas imperfect indicative second-person
- demandábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- demandabais imperfect indicative plural
- demandaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce demandar?
- /demanˈdaɾ/
- [d̪e.mãn̪ˈd̪aɾ]
- [d̪emãn̪ˈd̪aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to demandar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is demandar in Spanish?
demandar appears 5.1 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).