reptar
Spanish, verb/rebˈtaɾ/
reptar is spelled R-E-P-T-A-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 126,596th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reptar is a Spanish verb meaning “to slither” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Desplazarse tocando o casi tocando el suelo, de la manera que lo hacen algunos reptiles como la serpiente”.
What does reptar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to slither
- 2
to crawl; to creep
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Desplazarse tocando o casi tocando el suelo, de la manera que lo hacen algunos reptiles como la serpiente.
verb: 1. Provocar a alguien para un combate o enfrentamiento.
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 reptar
- repto first-person present singular
- repté first-person preterite singular
- reptado participle past
- reptando gerund
- reptada feminine participle past
- reptados masculine participle past
- reptadas feminine participle past
- reptas indicative informal present
- reptás indicative informal present
- repta indicative present singular
- reptamos first-person indicative plural
- reptáis indicative plural present
- reptan indicative plural present
- reptaba first-person imperfect indicative
- reptabas imperfect indicative second-person
- reptábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- reptabais imperfect indicative plural
- reptaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce reptar?
- /rebˈtaɾ/
- [reβ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
- [repˈt̪aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to reptar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is reptar in Spanish?
reptar 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).