simpatizar
Portuguese, verb/sĩ.pa.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/
simpatizar is spelled S-I-M-P-A-T-I-Z-A-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 45,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Simpatizar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to sympathize (to show sympathy for)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sentir simpatia por alguém”.
What does simpatizar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to sympathize (to show sympathy for)
- 2
to support (to be in favour of)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sentir simpatia por alguém
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 simpatizar
- simpatizo first-person present singular
- simpatizei first-person preterite singular
- simpatizado participle past
- simpatizares infinitive second-person singular
- simpatizarmos first-person infinitive plural
- simpatizardes infinitive plural second-person
- simpatizarem infinitive plural third-person
- simpatizando gerund
- simpatizados masculine participle past
- simpatizada feminine participle past
- simpatizadas feminine participle past
- simpatizas indicative present second-person
- simpatiza indicative present singular
- simpatizamos first-person indicative plural
- simpatizais indicative plural present
- simpatizam indicative plural present
- simpatizava first-person imperfect indicative
- simpatizavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce simpatizar?
- Brazil /sĩ.pa.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/
- Brazil [sĩ.pa.t͡ʃiˈza(h)]
- /sĩ.pa.t͡ʃiˈza(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 simpatizar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is simpatizar in Portuguese?
simpatizar appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).