obtener
Spanish, verb/obteˈneɾ/
obtener is spelled O-B-T-E-N-E-R (7 letters) and appears 79 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,113th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obtener is a Spanish verb meaning “to obtain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Conseguir lo que se busca, intenta, desea o merece”.
What does obtener mean in English?
verb
- 1
to obtain
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Conseguir lo que se busca, intenta, desea o merece. 2. Extraer, producir o fabricar una materia prima o un producto mediante procedimientos concretos.
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 obtener
- obtengo first-person present singular
- obtuve first-person preterite singular
- obtenido participle past
- e-ie alternation
- obteniendo gerund
- obtenida feminine participle past
- obtenidos masculine participle past
- obtenidas feminine participle past
- obtienes indicative informal present
- obtenés indicative informal present
- obtiene indicative present singular
- obtenemos first-person indicative plural
- obtenéis indicative plural present
- obtienen indicative plural present
- obtenía first-person imperfect indicative
- obtenías imperfect indicative second-person
- obteníamos first-person imperfect indicative
- obteníais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce obtener?
- /obteˈneɾ/
- [oβ̞.t̪eˈneɾ]
- [oβ̞t̪eˈneɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to obtener
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is obtener in Spanish?
obtener appears 79 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).