sufrir
Spanish, verb/suˈfɾiɾ/
sufrir is spelled S-U-F-R-I-R (6 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,980th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sufrir is a Spanish verb meaning “to suffer (be confronted with something undesired)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sentir un malestar, un dolor, una pena, cualquier otra sensación o situación indeseada”.
What does sufrir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to suffer (be confronted with something undesired)
- 2
to withstand, endure, resist or undergo a physical or moral damage
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Sentir un malestar, un dolor, una pena, cualquier otra sensación o situación indeseada. 2. Soportar un daño físico o moral. 3. Resistir un daño físico o moral con resignación. 4. Pasar o someterse a una prueba.
verb: 1. Contenerse.
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 sufrir
- sufro first-person present singular
- sufrí first-person preterite singular
- sufrido participle past
- sufriendo gerund
- sufrida feminine participle past
- sufridos masculine participle past
- sufridas feminine participle past
- sufres indicative informal present
- sufrís indicative informal present
- sufre indicative present singular
- sufrimos first-person indicative plural
- sufren indicative plural present
- sufría first-person imperfect indicative
- sufrías imperfect indicative second-person
- sufríamos first-person imperfect indicative
- sufríais imperfect indicative plural
- sufrían imperfect indicative plural
- sufriste indicative preterite second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sufrir?
- /suˈfɾiɾ/
- [suˈfɾiɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sufrir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sufrir in Spanish?
sufrir appears 28 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).