invitar
Spanish, verb/imbiˈtaɾ/
invitar is spelled I-N-V-I-T-A-R (7 letters) and appears 8.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,830th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Invitar is a Spanish verb meaning “to invite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pedirle a alguien que vaya a cierto lugar”.
What does invitar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to invite
- 2
to be on, to assume or take responsibility for paying
A esta ronda invito yo.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Pedirle a alguien que vaya a cierto lugar. 2. Pagar la cuenta a alguien por su consumo de bebidas, comida u otro. 3. Incitar o excitar.
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 invitar
- invito first-person present singular
- invité first-person preterite singular
- invitado participle past
- invitando gerund
- invitada feminine participle past
- invitados masculine participle past
- invitadas feminine participle past
- invitas indicative informal present
- invitás indicative informal present
- invita indicative present singular
- invitamos first-person indicative plural
- invitáis indicative plural present
- invitan indicative plural present
- invitaba first-person imperfect indicative
- invitabas imperfect indicative second-person
- invitábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- invitabais imperfect indicative plural
- invitaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce invitar?
- /imbiˈtaɾ/
- [ĩm.biˈt̪aɾ]
- [ĩmbiˈt̪aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to invitar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is invitar in Spanish?
invitar appears 8.9 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).