interesar
Spanish, verb/inteɾeˈsaɾ/
interesar is spelled I-N-T-E-R-E-S-A-R (9 letters) and appears 3.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,026th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Interesar is a Spanish verb meaning “to interest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Inspirar interés; predisponer en favor”.
What does interesar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to interest
Carolina viaja a Mallorca cada año. Las Islas Baleares le interesan mucho.
- 2
to get (someone) interested
A Claudia y a mí nos encanta coleccionar campanitas. Yo la interesé en eso el año pasado.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Inspirar interés; predisponer en favor. 2. Producir en auditorio el efecto deseado. 3. Dar parte a alguno en una negociación. 4. Hacer tomar parte a una persona en los negocios ajenos.
verb: 1. Sacar utilidad o interés de alguna 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 interesar
- intereso first-person present singular
- interesé first-person preterite singular
- interesado participle past
- interesando gerund
- interesada feminine participle past
- interesados masculine participle past
- interesadas feminine participle past
- interesas indicative informal present
- interesás indicative informal present
- interesa indicative present singular
- interesamos first-person indicative plural
- interesáis indicative plural present
- interesan indicative plural present
- interesaba first-person imperfect indicative
- interesabas imperfect indicative second-person
- interesábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- interesabais imperfect indicative plural
- interesaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce interesar?
- /inteɾeˈsaɾ/
- [ĩn̪.t̪e.ɾeˈsaɾ]
- [ĩn̪t̪eɾeˈsaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to interesar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is interesar in Spanish?
interesar appears 3.6 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).