estimular
Spanish, verb/estimuˈlaɾ/
estimular is spelled E-S-T-I-M-U-L-A-R (9 letters) and appears 5.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 10,811th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estimular is a Spanish verb meaning “to stimulate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Incitar con viveza a la ejecución de algo”.
What does estimular mean in English?
verb
- 1
to stimulate
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Incitar con viveza a la ejecución de algo. 2. Activar el fincionamiento de algún aparato u órgano.
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 estimular
- estimulo first-person present singular
- estimulé first-person preterite singular
- estimulado participle past
- estimulando gerund
- estimulada feminine participle past
- estimulados masculine participle past
- estimuladas feminine participle past
- estimulas indicative informal present
- estimulás indicative informal present
- estimula indicative present singular
- estimulamos first-person indicative plural
- estimuláis indicative plural present
- estimulan indicative plural present
- estimulaba first-person imperfect indicative
- estimulabas imperfect indicative second-person
- estimulábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- estimulabais imperfect indicative plural
- estimulaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce estimular?
- /estimuˈlaɾ/
- [es.t̪i.muˈlaɾ]
- [est̪imuˈlaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to estimular
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is estimular in Spanish?
estimular appears 5.8 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).