discernir
Spanish, verb/disθeɾˈniɾ/
discernir is spelled D-I-S-C-E-R-N-I-R (9 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 24,401st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Discernir is a Spanish verb meaning “to discern” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Diferenciar conceptualmente una cosa de otra”.
What does discernir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to discern
- 2
to distinguish
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Diferenciar conceptualmente una cosa de otra. 2. Por extensión, tener una idea clara sobre algo. 3. Conferir una distinción o dignidad.
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 discernir
- discierno first-person present singular
- discerní first-person preterite singular
- discernido participle past
- e-ie alternation
- discerniendo gerund
- discernida feminine participle past
- discernidos masculine participle past
- discernidas feminine participle past
- disciernes indicative informal present
- discernís indicative informal present
- discierne indicative present singular
- discernimos first-person indicative plural
- disciernen indicative plural present
- discernía first-person imperfect indicative
- discernías imperfect indicative second-person
- discerníamos first-person imperfect indicative
- discerníais imperfect indicative plural
- discernían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce discernir?
- /disθeɾˈniɾ/
- [d̪is.θeɾˈniɾ]
- /diseɾˈniɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to discernir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is discernir in Spanish?
discernir 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).