sosteniéndose
Spanish, verb[sost̪eˈnjẽn̪d̪ose]
sosteniéndose is spelled S-O-S-T-E-N-I-É-N-D-O-S-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish, the 102,764th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sosteniéndose is a Spanish verb meaning “gerund of sostener combined with se” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Gerundio de sostener, con el pronombre «se» enclítico”.
What does sosteniéndose mean in English?
verb
- 1
gerund of sostener combined with se
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Gerundio de sostener, con el pronombre «se» enclítico.
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 sosteniéndose?
- [sost̪eˈnjẽn̪d̪ose]
- [sost̪eniˈẽn̪d̪ose]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sosteniéndose in Spanish?
sosteniéndose appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).