resolver
Spanish, verb/resolˈbeɾ/
resolver is spelled R-E-S-O-L-V-E-R (8 letters) and appears 48 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,814th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Resolver is a Spanish verb meaning “to resolve, sort out, settle, address, tackle, overcome, iron out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dar con la solución a una duda o problema”.
What does resolver mean in English?
verb
- 1
to resolve, sort out, settle, address, tackle, overcome, iron out
Eso lo resuelve.
- 2
to solve, figure out, work out, crack
- 3
to decide
- 4
to meet (e.g. demands, needs, requirements)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Dar con la solución a una duda o problema. 2. Tomar una resolución o decisión definitiva. 3. Hacer que algo tenga una respuesta o salida concluyente. 4. Provocar la disolución o destrucción de algo.
noun: 1. Dispositivo electromecánico que utiliza campos magnéticos para medir la posición angular de un rotor.
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 resolver
- resuelvo first-person present singular
- resolví first-person preterite singular
- resuelto participle past
- o-ue alternation
- resolviendo gerund
- resuelta feminine participle past
- resueltos masculine participle past
- resueltas feminine participle past
- resuelves indicative informal present
- resolvés indicative informal present
- resuelve indicative present singular
- resolvemos first-person indicative plural
- resolvéis indicative plural present
- resuelven indicative plural present
- resolvía first-person imperfect indicative
- resolvías imperfect indicative second-person
- resolvíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- resolvíais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce resolver?
- /resolˈbeɾ/
- [re.solˈβ̞eɾ]
- [resolˈβ̞eɾ] (etimología 1)
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to resolver
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is resolver in Spanish?
resolver appears 48 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).