trovar
Spanish, verb/tɾoˈbaɾ/
trovar is spelled T-R-O-V-A-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 33 million words in written Spanish, the 206,423rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trovar is a Spanish verb meaning “to versify, write poetry about something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Escribir poesía”.
What does trovar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to versify, write poetry about something
- 2
to misconstrue (figurative use)
- 3
obsoleteto find, encounter, come across
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Escribir poesía. 2. Malinterpretar.
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 trovar
- trovo first-person present singular
- trové first-person preterite singular
- trovado participle past
- trovando gerund
- trovada feminine participle past
- trovados masculine participle past
- trovadas feminine participle past
- trovas indicative informal present
- trovás indicative informal present
- trova indicative present singular
- trovamos first-person indicative plural
- trováis indicative plural present
- trovan indicative plural present
- trovaba first-person imperfect indicative
- trovabas imperfect indicative second-person
- trovábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- trovabais imperfect indicative plural
- trovaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trovar?
- /tɾoˈbaɾ/
- [t̪ɾoˈβ̞aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to trovar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is trovar in Spanish?
trovar appears about once in every 33 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).