despertarse
Spanish, verb[d̪espeɾˈt̪aɾse]
despertarse is spelled D-E-S-P-E-R-T-A-R-S-E (11 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 24,401st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Despertarse is a Spanish verb meaning “infinitive of despertar combined with se” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Salir del estado de sueño”.
What does despertarse mean in English?
verb
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infinitive of despertar combined with se
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Salir del estado de sueño 2. Avivarse el espíritu, volverse menos ingenuo, más penetrante. 3. Hacer nacer o revivir en la mente o en el espíritu alguna idea, recuerdo, emoción, sentimiento, sensación, etc. que estaba olvidado o latente. :*Uso: se emplea también como intransitivo, se emplea también como transitivo.
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 despertarse
- despertándose gerund
- despertado masculine participle past
- despertada feminine participle past
- despertados masculine participle past
- despertadas feminine participle past
- despertarme first-person infinitive singular
- despertarte infinitive second-person singular
- despertarnos first-person infinitive plural
- despertaros infinitive plural second-person
- despertándome first-person gerund singular
- despertándote gerund second-person singular
- despertándonos first-person gerund plural
- despertándoos gerund plural second-person
- me desperto first-person indicative present
- te despertas indicative informal present
- te despertás indicative informal present
- se desperta indicative present singular
- nos despertamos first-person indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce despertarse?
- [d̪espeɾˈt̪aɾse]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to despertarse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is despertarse in Spanish?
despertarse appears 1.8 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).