reivindicar
Spanish, verb/reibindiˈkaɾ/
reivindicar is spelled R-E-I-V-I-N-D-I-C-A-R (11 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,055th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reivindicar is a Spanish verb meaning “to reestablish or promote again the value of something; to stand up for” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Recuperar uno lo que por razón de dominio, cuasi dominio u otro motivo le pertenece”.
What does reivindicar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to reestablish or promote again the value of something; to stand up for
Reivindicar el estudio de clásicas.
- 2
to claim something (often with a negative connotation)
- 3
to demand
- 4
to replevy, demand the return of something illegally taken away
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Recuperar uno lo que por razón de dominio, cuasi dominio u otro motivo le pertenece. 2. Hacer presión o llamar la atención sobre algo que previamente estaba siendo ninguneado o menospreciado. 3. Declarar algo como propio, generalmente en connotación negativa.
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 reivindicar
- reivindico first-person present singular
- reivindiqué first-person preterite singular
- reivindicado participle past
- c-qu alternation
- reivindicando gerund
- reivindicada feminine participle past
- reivindicados masculine participle past
- reivindicadas feminine participle past
- reivindicas indicative informal present
- reivindicás indicative informal present
- reivindica indicative present singular
- reivindicamos first-person indicative plural
- reivindicáis indicative plural present
- reivindican indicative plural present
- reivindicaba first-person imperfect indicative
- reivindicabas imperfect indicative second-person
- reivindicábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- reivindicabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce reivindicar?
- /reibindiˈkaɾ/
- [rei̯.β̞ĩn̪.d̪iˈkaɾ]
- [rejβ̞ĩn̪d̪iˈkaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to reivindicar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is reivindicar in Spanish?
reivindicar appears 2.6 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).