presentar
Spanish, verb/pɾesenˈtaɾ/
presentar is spelled P-R-E-S-E-N-T-A-R (9 letters) and appears 48 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,814th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Presentar is a Spanish verb meaning “to present, to submit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Poner de manifiesto, mostrar algo para que pueda ser visto y examinado”.
What does presentar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to present, to submit
- 2
to introduce (someone), to acquaint
Debería presentar mi nueva novia a mi familia.
- 3
to show; to show signs of
presenta riesgos
- 4
to file (a lawsuit), to lodge (an appeal, a complaint)
- 5
to table (e.g., a resolution, an amendment)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Poner de manifiesto, mostrar algo para que pueda ser visto y examinado. 2. Mostrar determinadas características, rasgos, de sí mismo. 3. Entregar graciosamente una cosa, sin pedir nada a cambio. 4. Dar a conocer una persona 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 presentar
- presento first-person present singular
- presenté first-person preterite singular
- presentado participle past
- presentando gerund
- presentada feminine participle past
- presentados masculine participle past
- presentadas feminine participle past
- presentas indicative informal present
- presentás indicative informal present
- presenta indicative present singular
- presentamos first-person indicative plural
- presentáis indicative plural present
- presentan indicative plural present
- presentaba first-person imperfect indicative
- presentabas imperfect indicative second-person
- presentábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- presentabais imperfect indicative plural
- presentaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce presentar?
- /pɾesenˈtaɾ/
- [pɾe.sẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
- [pɾesẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to presentar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is presentar in Spanish?
presentar appears 48 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).