sanear
Spanish, verb/saneˈaɾ/
sanear is spelled S-A-N-E-A-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 42,860th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sanear is a Spanish verb meaning “to guarantee; to promise satisfaction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dar o mantener las condiciones de limpieza en un lugar”.
What does sanear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to guarantee; to promise satisfaction
- 2
to make amends
- 3
to sanitize
- 4
to drain
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Dar o mantener las condiciones de limpieza en un lugar. 2. Por extensión, hacer que mejoren las condiciones de algo (una situación, empresa, sociedad, etc.) por medio del orden y metódicamente. 3. Compensar el comprador al vendedor por unos daños o perjuicios relacionados con un vicio de la cosa comprada. 4. Hacer que mejoren las finanzas de una institución, empresa o gobierno, poniendo al día los pagos, deudas y cobros para saber cuánto se tiene y promover un desarrollo económico sólido.
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 sanear
- saneo first-person present singular
- saneé first-person preterite singular
- saneado participle past
- saneando gerund
- saneada feminine participle past
- saneados masculine participle past
- saneadas feminine participle past
- saneas indicative informal present
- saneás indicative informal present
- sanea indicative present singular
- saneamos first-person indicative plural
- saneáis indicative plural present
- sanean indicative plural present
- saneaba first-person imperfect indicative
- saneabas imperfect indicative second-person
- saneábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- saneabais imperfect indicative plural
- saneaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sanear?
- /saneˈaɾ/
- [sa.neˈaɾ]
- [saneˈaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sanear
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sanear in Spanish?
sanear appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).