rezar
Spanish, verb/reˈθaɾ/
rezar is spelled R-E-Z-A-R (5 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,258th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rezar is a Spanish verb meaning “to pray, especially to repeat or recite (rather than sing) a memorized prayer such as the Lord's Prayer, the Hail Mary, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pedir, solicitar, o rogar algo a una divinidad”.
What does rezar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to pray, especially to repeat or recite (rather than sing) a memorized prayer such as the Lord's Prayer, the Hail Mary, etc.
- 2
to read, say
El señal reza "no entre"
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Pedir, solicitar, o rogar algo a una divinidad 2. Oficiar un clérigo una ceremonia religiosa 3. En particular, oficiarla de viva voz pero sin cantarla 4. Decir algo un mensaje o texto
verb: 1. Ser importante o pertinente para alguno 2. Manifestar verbalmente desaprobación
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 rezar
- rezo first-person present singular
- recé first-person preterite singular
- rezado participle past
- c-z alternation
- rezando gerund
- rezada feminine participle past
- rezados masculine participle past
- rezadas feminine participle past
- rezas indicative informal present
- rezás indicative informal present
- reza indicative present singular
- rezamos first-person indicative plural
- rezáis indicative plural present
- rezan indicative plural present
- rezaba first-person imperfect indicative
- rezabas imperfect indicative second-person
- rezábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- rezabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rezar?
- /reˈθaɾ/
- [reˈθaɾ]
- /reˈsaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rezar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rezar in Spanish?
rezar appears 7.1 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).