estimar
Spanish, verb/estiˈmaɾ/
estimar is spelled E-S-T-I-M-A-R (7 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 18,166th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estimar is a Spanish verb meaning “to esteem” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Calcular el valor aproximado de algo”.
What does estimar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to esteem
- 2
to estimate
- 3
to think, to believe
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Calcular el valor aproximado de algo. 2. Sentir aprecio o estima por alguien. 3. Tener una opinión de algo o alguien. 4. Reconocer el valor, atributos o méritos de una persona o cosa.
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 estimar
- estimo first-person present singular
- estimé first-person preterite singular
- estimado participle past
- estimando gerund
- estimada feminine participle past
- estimados masculine participle past
- estimadas feminine participle past
- estimas indicative informal present
- estimás indicative informal present
- estima indicative present singular
- estimamos first-person indicative plural
- estimáis indicative plural present
- estiman indicative plural present
- estimaba first-person imperfect indicative
- estimabas imperfect indicative second-person
- estimábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- estimabais imperfect indicative plural
- estimaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce estimar?
- /estiˈmaɾ/
- [es.t̪iˈmaɾ]
- [est̪iˈmaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to estimar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is estimar in Spanish?
estimar appears 2.8 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).