respetar
Spanish, verb/respeˈtaɾ/
respetar is spelled R-E-S-P-E-T-A-R (8 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,840th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Respetar is a Spanish verb meaning “to respect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tener presente, valorar y estimar la dignidad y los derechos o privilegios de alguien o algo; sentir respeto”.
What does respetar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to respect
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Tener presente, valorar y estimar la dignidad y los derechos o privilegios de alguien o algo; sentir respeto. 2. Obrar con atención a las normas establecidas, especialmente en relación con la cortesía o con los derechos de otros; tratar con consideración, miramiento y urbanidad. 3. Por extensión, cumplir con un acuerdo, contrato o promesa. 4. Acatar y atenerse a una decisión tomada firmemente.
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 respetar
- respeto first-person present singular
- respeté first-person preterite singular
- respetado participle past
- respetando gerund
- respetada feminine participle past
- respetados masculine participle past
- respetadas feminine participle past
- respetas indicative informal present
- respetás indicative informal present
- respeta indicative present singular
- respetamos first-person indicative plural
- respetáis indicative plural present
- respetan indicative plural present
- respetaba first-person imperfect indicative
- respetabas imperfect indicative second-person
- respetábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- respetabais imperfect indicative plural
- respetaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce respetar?
- /respeˈtaɾ/
- [res.peˈt̪aɾ]
- [respeˈt̪aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to respetar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is respetar in Spanish?
respetar appears 21 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).