competir
Portuguese, verb/kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/
competir is spelled C-O-M-P-E-T-I-R (8 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,127th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Competir is a Portuguese verb meaning “to compete (contend)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ser comparado com os semelhantes em determinada modalidade de ação”.
What does competir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to compete (contend)
- 2
to be responsible for
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. ser comparado com os semelhantes em determinada modalidade de ação. 2. participar de competição. 3. lutar por uma vaga. 4. fazer uma prova.
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of competir
- compito first-person present singular
- compete present singular third-person
- competi first-person preterite singular
- competido participle past
- i-e alternation
- competires infinitive second-person singular
- competirmos first-person infinitive plural
- competirdes infinitive plural second-person
- competirem infinitive plural third-person
- competindo gerund
- competidos masculine participle past
- competida feminine participle past
- competidas feminine participle past
- competes indicative present second-person
- competimos first-person indicative plural
- competis indicative plural present
- competem indicative plural present
- competia first-person imperfect indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce competir?
- Brazil /kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/
- Brazil [kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(h)]
- /kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to competir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is competir in Portuguese?
competir appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).