peinar
Spanish, verb/peiˈnaɾ/
peinar is spelled P-E-I-N-A-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 42,307th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Peinar is a Spanish verb meaning “to comb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Alinear, desenredar o limpiar las fibras del cabello, el pelo, la lana, etc., generalmente empleando un…”.
What does peinar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to comb
- 2
to comb, to comb through, to search
- 3
to comb oneself
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Alinear, desenredar o limpiar las fibras del cabello, el pelo, la lana, etc., generalmente empleando un implemento con dientes para ese efecto. 2. Sacar elementos no deseados de un terreno, en particular una montaña o roca, en preparación para cultivos o proyectos arquitectónicos. 3. Recorrer una zona parte por parte en busca de algo o alguien. 4. Rozar o tocar levemente una cosa a otra.
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 peinar
- peino first-person present singular
- peiné first-person preterite singular
- peinado participle past
- peinando gerund
- peinada feminine participle past
- peinados masculine participle past
- peinadas feminine participle past
- peinas indicative informal present
- peinás indicative informal present
- peina indicative present singular
- peinamos first-person indicative plural
- peináis indicative plural present
- peinan indicative plural present
- peinaba first-person imperfect indicative
- peinabas imperfect indicative second-person
- peinábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- peinabais imperfect indicative plural
- peinaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce peinar?
- /peiˈnaɾ/
- [pei̯ˈnaɾ]
- [pejˈnaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to peinar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is peinar in Spanish?
peinar appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).