traer
Spanish, verb/tɾaˈeɾ/
traer is spelled T-R-A-E-R (5 letters) and appears 33 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,555th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Traer is a Spanish verb meaning “to bring (in the sense of transport, for differences with llevar and examples see that entry)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mover alguna cosa hacia sí, esto es, hacia la persona que habla”.
What does traer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to bring (in the sense of transport, for differences with llevar and examples see that entry)
Near-synonym: (sometimes) llevar
- 2
to bring about, cause, occasion
- 3
to make (cause to be in or have a certain condition or state)
Oye, me traes intranquilo.
- 4
to wear
¿Qué traes puesto?
- 5
to bring forward, advance, adduce
- 6
to make, compel, oblige
- 7
to persuade
- 8
to have, carry (in a publication, in stock)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Mover alguna cosa hacia sí, esto es, hacia la persona que habla. 2. Llevar o conducir sobre sí o con sus manos o en su propio vehículo alguna cosa. 3. Atraer o tirar hacia sí, como la piedra imán al acero, etc. 4. Ser causa, ocasión o motivo del cuidado, fatiga, inquietud o afecto desordenado de alguno, y se junta siempre con nombres que expliquen o contraigan la materia de que se habla.
verb: 1. Esperar un bebé.
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 traer
- traigo first-person present singular
- traje first-person preterite singular
- traído participle past
- crujir canonical
- caer in the preterite canonical
- and the imperfect subjunctive . canonical
- trayendo gerund
- traída feminine participle past
- traídos masculine participle past
- traídas feminine participle past
- traes indicative informal present
- traés indicative informal present
- trae indicative present singular
- traemos first-person indicative plural
- traéis indicative plural present
- traen indicative plural present
- traía first-person imperfect indicative
- traías imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce traer?
- /tɾaˈeɾ/
- [t̪ɾaˈeɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to traer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is traer in Spanish?
traer appears 33 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).