superar
Spanish, verb/supeˈɾaɾ/
superar is spelled S-U-P-E-R-A-R (7 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,828th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Superar is a Spanish verb meaning “to surpass, exceed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ser más, ser mejor, tener una cualidad superior a quien o aquello con que se compara”.
What does superar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to surpass, exceed
- 2
to overcome
- 3
to beat, to outdo
- 4
to overtake, pass
- 5
to get over
Supéralo, hombre.
- 6
to outdo each other, to one-up each other
- 7
to outdo oneself
- 8
to be overcome
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Ser más, ser mejor, tener una cualidad superior a quien o aquello con que se compara. 2. Ir más allá del obstáculo o dificultad. 3. Llegar más allá del límite impuesto o estimado como norma.
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 superar
- supero first-person present singular
- superé first-person preterite singular
- superado participle past
- superando gerund
- superada feminine participle past
- superados masculine participle past
- superadas feminine participle past
- superas indicative informal present
- superás indicative informal present
- supera indicative present singular
- superamos first-person indicative plural
- superáis indicative plural present
- superan indicative plural present
- superaba first-person imperfect indicative
- superabas imperfect indicative second-person
- superábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- superabais imperfect indicative plural
- superaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce superar?
- /supeˈɾaɾ/
- [su.peˈɾaɾ]
- [supeˈɾaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to superar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is superar in Spanish?
superar appears 30 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).