resfriar
Spanish, verb/resˈfɾjaɾ/
resfriar is spelled R-E-S-F-R-I-A-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 106,207th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Resfriar is a Spanish verb meaning “to cool, chill, grow cold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Enfriar, refrescar”.
What does resfriar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to cool, chill, grow cold
- 2
to catch a cold
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Enfriar, refrescar. 2. Entibiar, templar el ardor o fervor.
verb: 1. Empezar a hacer frío.
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 resfriar
- resfrío first-person present singular
- resfrié first-person preterite singular
- resfriado participle past
- i-í alternation
- resfriando gerund
- resfriada feminine participle past
- resfriados masculine participle past
- resfriadas feminine participle past
- resfrías indicative informal present
- resfriás indicative informal present
- resfría indicative present singular
- resfriamos first-person indicative plural
- resfriáis indicative plural present
- resfrían indicative plural present
- resfriaba first-person imperfect indicative
- resfriabas imperfect indicative second-person
- resfriábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- resfriabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce resfriar?
- /resˈfɾjaɾ/
- [resˈfɾjaɾ]
- [resfɾiˈaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is resfriar in Spanish?
resfriar appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).