estropear
Spanish, verb/estɾopeˈaɾ/
estropear is spelled E-S-T-R-O-P-E-A-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 42,860th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estropear is a Spanish verb meaning “to ruin, spoil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Maltratar a uno, dejándolo lisiado”.
What does estropear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to ruin, spoil
- 2
to break down (to stop working)
Se me ha estropeado la lavadora.
- 3
to go bad, spoil (of food)
La piña se ha estropeado.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Maltratar a uno, dejándolo lisiado. 2. Maltratar, o deteriorar una 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 estropear
- estropeo first-person present singular
- estropeé first-person preterite singular
- estropeado participle past
- estropeando gerund
- estropeada feminine participle past
- estropeados masculine participle past
- estropeadas feminine participle past
- estropeas indicative informal present
- estropeás indicative informal present
- estropea indicative present singular
- estropeamos first-person indicative plural
- estropeáis indicative plural present
- estropean indicative plural present
- estropeaba first-person imperfect indicative
- estropeabas imperfect indicative second-person
- estropeábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- estropeabais imperfect indicative plural
- estropeaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce estropear?
- /estɾopeˈaɾ/
- [es.t̪ɾo.peˈaɾ]
- [est̪ɾopeˈaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to estropear
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is estropear in Spanish?
estropear appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).