ennoblecer
Spanish, verb/ennobleˈθeɾ/
ennoblecer is spelled E-N-N-O-B-L-E-C-E-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 33 million words in written Spanish, the 206,423rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ennoblecer is a Spanish verb meaning “to ennoble, make noble, reach nobility” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hacer algo o a alguien noble, ilustre o digno de aprecio, respeto u honra”.
What does ennoblecer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to ennoble, make noble, reach nobility
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Hacer algo o a alguien noble, ilustre o digno de aprecio, respeto u honra. 2. Dotar de adornos, elegancia o lujo un espacio, especialmente una población o edificio, dándole una apariencia digna de respeto. 3. Dar esplendor, dignidad, lustre, buena fama o realce.
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 ennoblecer
- ennoblezco first-person present singular
- ennoblecí first-person preterite singular
- ennoblecido participle past
- c-zc alternation
- ennobleciendo gerund
- ennoblecida feminine participle past
- ennoblecidos masculine participle past
- ennoblecidas feminine participle past
- ennobleces indicative informal present
- ennoblecés indicative informal present
- ennoblece indicative present singular
- ennoblecemos first-person indicative plural
- ennoblecéis indicative plural present
- ennoblecen indicative plural present
- ennoblecía first-person imperfect indicative
- ennoblecías imperfect indicative second-person
- ennoblecíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- ennoblecíais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ennoblecer?
- /ennobleˈθeɾ/
- [ẽn.no.β̞leˈθeɾ]
- /ennobleˈseɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ennoblecer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ennoblecer in Spanish?
ennoblecer appears about once in every 33 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).