espirar
Spanish, verb/espiˈɾaɾ/
espirar is spelled E-S-P-I-R-A-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish, the 144,191st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espirar is a Spanish verb meaning “to exhale” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Expulsar el aire de los pulmones”.
What does espirar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to exhale
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Expulsar el aire de los pulmones. 2. Despedir de sí un olor. 3. Llenarse los pulmones de aire. 4. Animar el Espíritu Santo.
verb: 1. Recuperarse de un esfuerzo o trabajo. 2. Soplar el viento con suavidad.
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 espirar
- espiro first-person present singular
- espiré first-person preterite singular
- espirado participle past
- espirando gerund
- espirada feminine participle past
- espirados masculine participle past
- espiradas feminine participle past
- espiras indicative informal present
- espirás indicative informal present
- espira indicative present singular
- espiramos first-person indicative plural
- espiráis indicative plural present
- espiran indicative plural present
- espiraba first-person imperfect indicative
- espirabas imperfect indicative second-person
- espirábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- espirabais imperfect indicative plural
- espiraban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espirar?
- /espiˈɾaɾ/
- [es.piˈɾaɾ]
- [espiˈɾaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to espirar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espirar in Spanish?
espirar appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).