lisonjear
Spanish, verb/lisonxeˈaɾ/
lisonjear is spelled L-I-S-O-N-J-E-A-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 78 million words in written Spanish, the 304,756th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lisonjear is a Spanish verb meaning “to flatter; to wheedle; to fawn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dirigir lisonjas, adular interesadamente”.
What does lisonjear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to flatter; to wheedle; to fawn
- 2
to delight; to please
- 3
to pay compliments to
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Dirigir lisonjas, adular interesadamente. 2. Dar motivo de envanecimiento u orgullo. 3. Deleitar, agradar. Dícese de las cosas materiales; como la música, etc.
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 lisonjear
- lisonjeo first-person present singular
- lisonjeé first-person preterite singular
- lisonjeado participle past
- lisonjeando gerund
- lisonjeada feminine participle past
- lisonjeados masculine participle past
- lisonjeadas feminine participle past
- lisonjeas indicative informal present
- lisonjeás indicative informal present
- lisonjea indicative present singular
- lisonjeamos first-person indicative plural
- lisonjeáis indicative plural present
- lisonjean indicative plural present
- lisonjeaba first-person imperfect indicative
- lisonjeabas imperfect indicative second-person
- lisonjeábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- lisonjeabais imperfect indicative plural
- lisonjeaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lisonjear?
- /lisonxeˈaɾ/
- [li.sõŋ.xeˈaɾ]
- [lisõŋxeˈaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lisonjear
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lisonjear in Spanish?
lisonjear appears about once in every 78 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).