labrar
Spanish, verb/laˈbɾaɾ/
labrar is spelled L-A-B-R-A-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 52,742nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Labrar is a Spanish verb meaning “to work” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Trabajar en el campo, en las tierras, en labores agrícolas”.
What does labrar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to work
- 2
to carve, to craft
- 3
to plough
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Trabajar en el campo, en las tierras, en labores agrícolas. 2. Dar vuelta a la tierra para poder sembrar. 3. Sacudir una cosa el espíritu de forma gradual y durable, causar una fuerte impresión duradera.
verb: 1. Trabajar un material para darle forma y relieve, como puede ser en cuero, piedra, metales o madera. 2. Trabajar física o moralmente en algo que determina el porvenir propio o ajeno, hacer lo necesario para alcanzar la felicidad o desgracia de alguien. 3. Laborar en un oficio. 4. Construir un edificio.
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 labrar
- labro first-person present singular
- labré first-person preterite singular
- labrado participle past
- labrando gerund
- labrada feminine participle past
- labrados masculine participle past
- labradas feminine participle past
- labras indicative informal present
- labrás indicative informal present
- labra indicative present singular
- labramos first-person indicative plural
- labráis indicative plural present
- labran indicative plural present
- labraba first-person imperfect indicative
- labrabas imperfect indicative second-person
- labrábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- labrabais imperfect indicative plural
- labraban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce labrar?
- /laˈbɾaɾ/
- [laˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to labrar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is labrar in Spanish?
labrar appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).