favorecer
Spanish, verb/faboɾeˈθeɾ/
favorecer is a Spanish verb meaning “to support (an idea)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dar auxilio, ayuda o amparo, proveer una ventaja, favor o beneficio, responder a una necesidad de alguien”.
What does favorecer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to support (an idea)
- 2
to favor / favour (show beneficence toward)
- 3
to suit (to be suitable or apt for one's image)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Dar auxilio, ayuda o amparo, proveer una ventaja, favor o beneficio, responder a una necesidad de alguien. 2. Dar apoyo o estar en favor de algo. 3. Hacer verse mejor, dar aspecto o apariencia más agradable.
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 favorecer
- favorezco first-person present singular
- favorecí first-person preterite singular
- favorecido participle past
- c-zc alternation
- favoreciendo gerund
- favorecida feminine participle past
- favorecidos masculine participle past
- favorecidas feminine participle past
- favoreces indicative informal present
- favorecés indicative informal present
- favorece indicative present singular
- favorecemos first-person indicative plural
- favorecéis indicative plural present
- favorecen indicative plural present
- favorecía first-person imperfect indicative
- favorecías imperfect indicative second-person
- favorecíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- favorecíais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce favorecer?
- /faboɾeˈθeɾ/
- [fa.β̞o.ɾeˈθeɾ]
- /faboɾeˈseɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to favorecer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is favorecer in Spanish?
favorecer appears 8.3 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).