observar
Spanish, verb/obseɾˈbaɾ/
observar is spelled O-B-S-E-R-V-A-R (8 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,313th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Observar is a Spanish verb meaning “to observe, to eye” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ver, mirar, percibir, notar”.
What does observar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to observe, to eye
- 2
to observe (“to obey”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Ver, mirar, percibir, notar. 2. Poner o fijar la atención en algo para obtener sus características. 3. Estudiar con un propósito especifico. 4. Obedecer o mantener o cumplir una conducta, una norma, 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 observar
- observo first-person present singular
- observé first-person preterite singular
- observado participle past
- observando gerund
- observada feminine participle past
- observados masculine participle past
- observadas feminine participle past
- observas indicative informal present
- observás indicative informal present
- observa indicative present singular
- observamos first-person indicative plural
- observáis indicative plural present
- observan indicative plural present
- observaba first-person imperfect indicative
- observabas imperfect indicative second-person
- observábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- observabais imperfect indicative plural
- observaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce observar?
- /obseɾˈbaɾ/
- [oβ̞.seɾˈβ̞aɾ]
- [oβ̞seɾˈβ̞aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to observar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is observar in Spanish?
observar appears 25 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).