retribuir
Spanish, verb/retɾiˈbwiɾ/
retribuir is spelled R-E-T-R-I-B-U-I-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 59,064th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Retribuir is a Spanish verb meaning “to reward” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dar o hacer algo para corresponder, recompensar, reciprocar, remunerar, pagar o reconocer un favor, servicio…”.
What does retribuir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to reward
- 2
to repay
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Dar o hacer algo para corresponder, recompensar, reciprocar, remunerar, pagar o reconocer un favor, servicio o beneficio.
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 retribuir
- retribuyo first-person present singular
- retribuí first-person preterite singular
- retribuido participle past
- retribuyendo gerund
- retribuida feminine participle past
- retribuidos masculine participle past
- retribuidas feminine participle past
- retribuyes indicative informal present
- retribuís indicative informal present
- retribuye indicative present singular
- retribuimos first-person indicative plural
- retribuyen indicative plural present
- retribuía first-person imperfect indicative
- retribuías imperfect indicative second-person
- retribuíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- retribuíais imperfect indicative plural
- retribuían imperfect indicative plural
- retribuiste indicative preterite second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce retribuir?
- /retɾiˈbwiɾ/
- [re.t̪ɾiˈβ̞wiɾ]
- [ret̪ɾiˈβ̞wiɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is retribuir in Spanish?
retribuir appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).