economizar
Spanish, verb/ekonomiˈθaɾ/
economizar is spelled E-C-O-N-O-M-I-Z-A-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 61,391st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Economizar is a Spanish verb meaning “to economize” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tener control sobre el presupuesto, especialmente a nivel familiar”.
What does economizar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to economize
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Tener control sobre el presupuesto, especialmente a nivel familiar. 2. Reducir o aminorar los gastos monetarios.
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 economizar
- economizo first-person present singular
- economicé first-person preterite singular
- economizado participle past
- c-z alternation
- economizando gerund
- economizada feminine participle past
- economizados masculine participle past
- economizadas feminine participle past
- economizas indicative informal present
- economizás indicative informal present
- economiza indicative present singular
- economizamos first-person indicative plural
- economizáis indicative plural present
- economizan indicative plural present
- economizaba first-person imperfect indicative
- economizabas imperfect indicative second-person
- economizábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- economizabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce economizar?
- /ekonomiˈθaɾ/
- [e.ko.no.miˈθaɾ]
- /ekonomiˈsaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to economizar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is economizar in Spanish?
economizar appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).