exigir
Spanish, verb/eɡsiˈxiɾ/
exigir is spelled E-X-I-G-I-R (6 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,231st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Exigir is a Spanish verb meaning “to demand; to require; to call for” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cobrar, percibir, sacar a alguien por autoridad pública dinero u otra cosa”.
What does exigir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to demand; to require; to call for
- 2
to exact
- 3
to hold (e.g., accountable)
- 4
to be required, to be demanded
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Cobrar, percibir, sacar a alguien por autoridad pública dinero u otra cosa. 2. Pedir una cosa, por su naturaleza o circunstancia, algún requisito necesario para que se haga o perfeccione. 3. Demandar imperiosamente.
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 exigir
- exijo first-person present singular
- exigí first-person preterite singular
- exigido participle past
- g-j alternation
- exigiendo gerund
- exigida feminine participle past
- exigidos masculine participle past
- exigidas feminine participle past
- exiges indicative informal present
- exigís indicative informal present
- exige indicative present singular
- exigimos first-person indicative plural
- exigen indicative plural present
- exigía first-person imperfect indicative
- exigías imperfect indicative second-person
- exigíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- exigíais imperfect indicative plural
- exigían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce exigir?
- /eɡsiˈxiɾ/
- [eɣ̞.siˈxiɾ]
- [eksiˈxiɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to exigir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is exigir in Spanish?
exigir appears 19 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).