doler
Spanish, verb/doˈleɾ/
doler is spelled D-O-L-E-R (5 letters) and appears 3.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 14,293rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Doler is a Spanish verb meaning “to hurt (to cause physical or emotional pain)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Padecer dolor”.
What does doler mean in English?
verb
- 1
to hurt (to cause physical or emotional pain)
Me duele la cabeza.
- 2
to grieve, regret something; to feel sorry about
Me duelo de no haberte llamado cuando estabas enferma.
- 3
to complain (about)
Le dolía la cabeza pero no se dolió de ello.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Padecer dolor. 2. Causar en el ánimo sentimiento y pena.
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 doler
- duelo first-person present singular
- dolí first-person preterite singular
- dolido participle past
- o-ue alternation
- doliendo gerund
- dolida feminine participle past
- dolidos masculine participle past
- dolidas feminine participle past
- dueles indicative informal present
- dolés indicative informal present
- duele indicative present singular
- dolemos first-person indicative plural
- doléis indicative plural present
- duelen indicative plural present
- dolía first-person imperfect indicative
- dolías imperfect indicative second-person
- dolíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- dolíais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce doler?
- /doˈleɾ/
- [d̪oˈleɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to doler
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is doler in Spanish?
doler appears 3.9 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).