poseer
Spanish, verb/poseˈeɾ/
poseer is spelled P-O-S-E-E-R (6 letters) and appears 8.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,364th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Poseer is a Spanish verb meaning “to possess, to own, to hold, to have” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tener derecho al uso y disposición de una cosa”.
What does poseer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to possess, to own, to hold, to have
- 2
to sexually penetrate
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Tener derecho al uso y disposición de una cosa 2. Por extensión, gozar del uso y disposición de alguna cosa, aunque no se tenga derecho legal a la misma 3. Saber o conocer acabadamente algo 4. Contar con la anuencia de alguien por gozar de su respeto o de autoridad moral
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 poseer
- poseo first-person present singular
- poseí first-person preterite singular
- poseído participle past
- poseyendo gerund
- poseída feminine participle past
- poseídos masculine participle past
- poseídas feminine participle past
- posees indicative informal present
- poseés indicative informal present
- posee indicative present singular
- poseemos first-person indicative plural
- poseéis indicative plural present
- poseen indicative plural present
- poseía first-person imperfect indicative
- poseías imperfect indicative second-person
- poseíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- poseíais imperfect indicative plural
- poseían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce poseer?
- /poseˈeɾ/
- [po.seˈeɾ]
- nonstandard /poˈseɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to poseer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is poseer in Spanish?
poseer appears 8.1 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).