convertir
Spanish, verb/kombeɾˈtiɾ/
convertir is a Spanish verb meaning “to turn into, to cause to become” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Transformar en otra cosa”.
What does convertir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to turn into, to cause to become
Jesús convirtió el agua en vino.
- 2
to become, to turn into
El pueblo se convirtió en una metrópolis en solo cinco años.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Transformar en otra cosa. 2. Llegar a ser algo o alguien diferente. 3. Convencer a una persona para que adscriba a un credo religioso. 4. Hacer un gol, hacer una canasta, marcar un tanto.
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 convertir
- convierto first-person present singular
- convertí first-person preterite singular
- convertido participle past
- e-ie-i alternation
- convirtiendo gerund
- convertida feminine participle past
- convertidos masculine participle past
- convertidas feminine participle past
- conviertes indicative informal present
- convertís indicative informal present
- convierte indicative present singular
- convertimos first-person indicative plural
- convierten indicative plural present
- convertía first-person imperfect indicative
- convertías imperfect indicative second-person
- convertíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- convertíais imperfect indicative plural
- convertían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce convertir?
- /kombeɾˈtiɾ/
- [kõm.beɾˈt̪iɾ]
- [kõmbeɾˈt̪iɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to convertir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is convertir in Spanish?
convertir appears 19 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).