regentar
Spanish, verb/rexenˈtaɾ/
regentar is spelled R-E-G-E-N-T-A-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 122,511th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Regentar is a Spanish verb meaning “to manage; run; be in charge (of)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Desempeñar temporalmente ciertos cargos o empleos”.
What does regentar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to manage; run; be in charge (of)
Pablo regenta la tienda de alimentación
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Desempeñar temporalmente ciertos cargos o empleos. 2. Ejercer un cargo ostentando superioridad. 3. Ejercer un empleo o cargo de honor.
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 regentar
- regento first-person present singular
- regenté first-person preterite singular
- regentado participle past
- regentando gerund
- regentada feminine participle past
- regentados masculine participle past
- regentadas feminine participle past
- regentas indicative informal present
- regentás indicative informal present
- regenta indicative present singular
- regentamos first-person indicative plural
- regentáis indicative plural present
- regentan indicative plural present
- regentaba first-person imperfect indicative
- regentabas imperfect indicative second-person
- regentábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- regentabais imperfect indicative plural
- regentaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce regentar?
- /rexenˈtaɾ/
- [re.xẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
- [rexẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to regentar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is regentar in Spanish?
regentar appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).