simpatizar
Spanish, verb/simpatiˈθaɾ/
simpatizar is spelled S-I-M-P-A-T-I-Z-A-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 51,418th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Simpatizar is a Spanish verb meaning “to get on (with someone), take to (someone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sentir simpático a una persona o alguien”.
What does simpatizar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to get on (with someone), take to (someone)
- 2
to sympathize, be sympathetic
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Sentir simpático a una persona o alguien.
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 simpatizar
- simpatizo first-person present singular
- simpaticé first-person preterite singular
- simpatizado participle past
- c-z alternation
- simpatizando gerund
- simpatizada feminine participle past
- simpatizados masculine participle past
- simpatizadas feminine participle past
- simpatizas indicative informal present
- simpatizás indicative informal present
- simpatiza indicative present singular
- simpatizamos first-person indicative plural
- simpatizáis indicative plural present
- simpatizan indicative plural present
- simpatizaba first-person imperfect indicative
- simpatizabas imperfect indicative second-person
- simpatizábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- simpatizabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce simpatizar?
- /simpatiˈθaɾ/
- [sĩm.pa.t̪iˈθaɾ]
- /simpatiˈsaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to simpatizar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is simpatizar in Spanish?
simpatizar appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).