reconocer
Spanish, verb/rekonoˈθeɾ/
reconocer is spelled R-E-C-O-N-O-C-E-R (9 letters) and appears 37 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,297th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reconocer is a Spanish verb meaning “to recognize” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Examinar con cuidado para enterarse de (conocer, averiguar) la identidad, naturaleza y circunstancias de una…”.
What does reconocer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to recognize
- 2
to acknowledge, to own
- 3
to distinguish
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Examinar con cuidado para enterarse de (conocer, averiguar) la identidad, naturaleza y circunstancias de una persona, animal o cosa. 2. Mirar por todos sus lados o aspectos una cosa para acabarla de comprender o para rectificar el juicio antes formado sobre ella. 3. Registrar, para enterarse bien del contenido, un baúl, lío, maleta, etc., como se hace en las aduanas y administraciones de otros impuestos. 4. Examinar de cerca un campamento, fortificación o posición militar del enemigo.
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 reconocer
- reconozco first-person present singular
- reconocí first-person preterite singular
- reconocido participle past
- c-zc alternation
- reconociendo gerund
- reconocida feminine participle past
- reconocidos masculine participle past
- reconocidas feminine participle past
- reconoces indicative informal present
- reconocés indicative informal present
- reconoce indicative present singular
- reconocemos first-person indicative plural
- reconocéis indicative plural present
- reconocen indicative plural present
- reconocía first-person imperfect indicative
- reconocías imperfect indicative second-person
- reconocíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- reconocíais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce reconocer?
- /rekonoˈθeɾ/
- [re.ko.noˈθeɾ]
- /rekonoˈseɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to reconocer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is reconocer in Spanish?
reconocer appears 37 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).