examinar
Spanish, verb/eɡsamiˈnaɾ/
examinar is spelled E-X-A-M-I-N-A-R (8 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,590th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Examinar is a Spanish verb meaning “to examine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Inquirir, investigar, escudriñar con diligencia y cuidado una cosa”.
What does examinar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to examine
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Inquirir, investigar, escudriñar con diligencia y cuidado una cosa 2. Probar o tantear la suficiencia de los que quieren profesar o ejercer una facultad, oficio o ministerio o aprobar cursos en los estudios 3. Reconocer, registrar, mirar atentamente 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 examinar
- examino first-person present singular
- examiné first-person preterite singular
- examinado participle past
- examinando gerund
- examinada feminine participle past
- examinados masculine participle past
- examinadas feminine participle past
- examinas indicative informal present
- examinás indicative informal present
- examina indicative present singular
- examinamos first-person indicative plural
- examináis indicative plural present
- examinan indicative plural present
- examinaba first-person imperfect indicative
- examinabas imperfect indicative second-person
- examinábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- examinabais imperfect indicative plural
- examinaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce examinar?
- /eɡsamiˈnaɾ/
- [eɣ̞.sa.miˈnaɾ]
- [eksamiˈnaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to examinar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is examinar in Spanish?
examinar appears 6.8 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).