siempre
Spanish, adverb/ˈsjempɾe/
siempre is spelled S-I-E-M-P-R-E (7 letters) and appears 851 times per million words in written Spanish, the 86th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Siempre is a Spanish adverb meaning “always” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Se dice de una acción que ocurre en cualquiera o en todo el tiempo”.
What does siempre mean in English?
adverb
- 1
always
¿Por qué siempre me mientes?
- 2
in spite of it, still...at least
Pase lo que pase, nosotros siempre estaremos juntos.
- 3
Latin-Americaall the same, ultimately, in the end
Siempre no fui a la fiesta.
- 4
of course
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Se dice de una acción que ocurre en cualquiera o en todo el tiempo.
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.
How do you pronounce siempre?
- /ˈsjempɾe/
- [ˈsjẽm.pɾe]
- [ˈsjẽmpɾe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to siempre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is siempre in Spanish?
siempre appears 851 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).