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reinar

Spanish, verb/reiˈnaɾ/

reinar is a Spanish verb meaning “to reign; to rule over” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Regir un rey o príncipe un estado”.

What does reinar mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to reign; to rule over

    De diez y seis años era Uzzías cuando comenzó á reinar, y cincuenta y dos años reinó en Jerusalem.

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Regir un rey o príncipe un estado. 2. Dominar o tener predominio una persona o cosa sobre otra. 3. Prevalecer o persistir continuándose o extendiéndose una cosa.

verb: 1. Variante de rebinar.

verb: 1. Baialr el trompo o peón.

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 reinar

  • reino first-person present singular
  • reiné first-person preterite singular
  • reinado participle past
  • reinando gerund
  • reinada feminine participle past
  • reinados masculine participle past
  • reinadas feminine participle past
  • reinas indicative informal present
  • reinás indicative informal present
  • reina indicative present singular
  • reinamos first-person indicative plural
  • reináis indicative plural present
  • reinan indicative plural present
  • reinaba first-person imperfect indicative
  • reinabas imperfect indicative second-person
  • reinábamos first-person imperfect indicative
  • reinabais imperfect indicative plural
  • reinaban imperfect indicative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce reinar?

  • /reiˈnaɾ/
  • [rei̯ˈnaɾ]
  • [rejˈnaɾ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to reinar

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is reinar in Spanish?

reinar appears 1.3 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).