perturbar
Spanish, verb/peɾtuɾˈbaɾ/
perturbar is spelled P-E-R-T-U-R-B-A-R (9 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 29,063rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perturbar is a Spanish verb meaning “to perturb, to disturb, to bother” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Alterar o trastornar. Producir desorden, inquietud o intranquilidad en algo o en alguien”.
What does perturbar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to perturb, to disturb, to bother
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Alterar o trastornar. Producir desorden, inquietud o intranquilidad en algo o en alguien. 2. Impedir o dificultar el funcionamiento o transcurso normal de algo.
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 perturbar
- perturbo first-person present singular
- perturbé first-person preterite singular
- perturbado participle past
- perturbando gerund
- perturbada feminine participle past
- perturbados masculine participle past
- perturbadas feminine participle past
- perturbas indicative informal present
- perturbás indicative informal present
- perturba indicative present singular
- perturbamos first-person indicative plural
- perturbáis indicative plural present
- perturban indicative plural present
- perturbaba first-person imperfect indicative
- perturbabas imperfect indicative second-person
- perturbábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- perturbabais imperfect indicative plural
- perturbaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perturbar?
- /peɾtuɾˈbaɾ/
- [peɾ.t̪uɾˈβ̞aɾ]
- [peɾt̪uɾˈβ̞aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to perturbar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is perturbar in Spanish?
perturbar appears 1.3 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).