repescar
Spanish, verb/repesˈkaɾ/
repescar is spelled R-E-P-E-S-C-A-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 48 million words in written Spanish, the 244,405th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Repescar is a Spanish verb meaning “to give a second chance to” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Volver a indagar en un asunto que se había dejado de lado”.
What does repescar mean in English?
verb
- 1
colloquialto give a second chance to
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Volver a indagar en un asunto que se había dejado de lado. 2. Volver a aceptar a alguien a quien se había rechazado para llevar a cabo una determinada tarea.
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 repescar
- repesco first-person present singular
- repesqué first-person preterite singular
- repescado participle past
- c-qu alternation
- repescando gerund
- repescada feminine participle past
- repescados masculine participle past
- repescadas feminine participle past
- repescas indicative informal present
- repescás indicative informal present
- repesca indicative present singular
- repescamos first-person indicative plural
- repescáis indicative plural present
- repescan indicative plural present
- repescaba first-person imperfect indicative
- repescabas imperfect indicative second-person
- repescábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- repescabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce repescar?
- /repesˈkaɾ/
- [re.pesˈkaɾ]
- [repesˈkaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is repescar in Spanish?
repescar appears about once in every 48 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).