leer
Spanish, verb/leˈeɾ/
leer is spelled L-E-E-R (4 letters) and appears 141 times per million words in written Spanish, the 605th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leer is a Spanish verb meaning “to read” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Interpretar lo impreso o lo escrito por el conocimiento de los signos”.
What does leer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to read
Quiero leer el periódico.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Interpretar lo impreso o lo escrito por el conocimiento de los signos. 2. Interpretar y comprender algo que está oculto. 3. Exponer y enseñar una materia, en un establecimiento de enseñanza superior. 4. En ambientes universitarios y científicos, exponer y defender argumentadamente una idea o tesis.
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 leer
- leo first-person present singular
- leí first-person preterite singular
- leído participle past
- leyendo gerund
- leída feminine participle past
- leídos masculine participle past
- leídas feminine participle past
- lees indicative informal present
- leés indicative informal present
- lee indicative present singular
- leemos first-person indicative plural
- leéis indicative plural present
- leen indicative plural present
- leía first-person imperfect indicative
- leías imperfect indicative second-person
- leíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- leíais imperfect indicative plural
- leían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leer?
- /leˈeɾ/
- [leˈeɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to leer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is leer in Spanish?
leer appears 141 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).