sembrar
Spanish, verb/semˈbɾaɾ/
sembrar is a Spanish verb meaning “to plant (place a seed or plant in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Esparcir o enterrar semillas sobre la tierra para que se desarrollen y reproduzcan”.
What does sembrar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to plant (place a seed or plant in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow)
- 2
to sow, to seed
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Esparcir o enterrar semillas sobre la tierra para que se desarrollen y reproduzcan. 2. Esparcir algo. 3. Iniciar algo.
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 sembrar
- siembro first-person present singular
- sembré first-person preterite singular
- sembrado participle past
- e-ie alternation
- sembrando gerund
- sembrada feminine participle past
- sembrados masculine participle past
- sembradas feminine participle past
- siembras indicative informal present
- sembrás indicative informal present
- siembra indicative present singular
- sembramos first-person indicative plural
- sembráis indicative plural present
- siembran indicative plural present
- sembraba first-person imperfect indicative
- sembrabas imperfect indicative second-person
- sembrábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- sembrabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sembrar?
- /semˈbɾaɾ/
- [sẽmˈbɾaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sembrar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sembrar in Spanish?
sembrar appears 5.4 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).