simular
Spanish, verb/simuˈlaɾ/
simular is spelled S-I-M-U-L-A-R (7 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,948th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Simular is a Spanish verb meaning “to feign, to pretend” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Imitar, representar o fingir algo; dar la impresión de lo que no es; presentar una apariencia o semejanza…”.
What does simular mean in English?
verb
- 1
to feign, to pretend
- 2
to simulate
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Imitar, representar o fingir algo; dar la impresión de lo que no es; presentar una apariencia o semejanza como realidad. 2. Producir o crear algo de modo artificial, como imitación, modelo o réplica de otra cosa, para explorar su comportamiento, apariencia o propiedades bajo condiciones controladas.
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 simular
- simulo first-person present singular
- simulé first-person preterite singular
- simulado participle past
- simulando gerund
- simulada feminine participle past
- simulados masculine participle past
- simuladas feminine participle past
- simulas indicative informal present
- simulás indicative informal present
- simula indicative present singular
- simulamos first-person indicative plural
- simuláis indicative plural present
- simulan indicative plural present
- simulaba first-person imperfect indicative
- simulabas imperfect indicative second-person
- simulábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- simulabais imperfect indicative plural
- simulaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce simular?
- /simuˈlaɾ/
- [si.muˈlaɾ]
- [simuˈlaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to simular
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is simular in Spanish?
simular appears 2.4 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).