desbloquear

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- (“un-; dis-”) +‎ bloquear (“to block”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiz.blo.kiˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.blo.kɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiz.bloˈkja(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.bloˈkja(h)], /dez.blo.kiˈa(ʁ)/ [dez.blo.kɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /dez.bloˈkja(ʁ)/ [dez.bloˈkja(h)], /d͡ʒiz.blo.keˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.blo.keˈa(h)], /dez.blo.keˈa(ʁ)/ [dez.blo.keˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiz.blo.kiˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.blo.kɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiz.bloˈkja(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.bloˈkja(h)], /dez.blo.kiˈa(ʁ)/ [dez.blo.kɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /dez.bloˈkja(ʁ)/ [dez.bloˈkja(h)], /d͡ʒiz.blo.keˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.blo.keˈa(h)], /dez.blo.keˈa(ʁ)/ [dez.blo.keˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiz.blo.kiˈa(ɾ)/ [d͡ʒiz.blo.kɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiz.bloˈkja(ɾ)/, /dez.blo.kiˈa(ɾ)/ [dez.blo.kɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /dez.bloˈkja(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.blo.keˈa(ɾ)/, /dez.blo.keˈa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiʒ.blo.kiˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.blo.kɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiʒ.bloˈkja(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.bloˈkja(χ)], /deʒ.blo.kiˈa(ʁ)/ [deʒ.blo.kɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /deʒ.bloˈkja(ʁ)/ [deʒ.bloˈkja(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.blo.keˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.blo.keˈa(χ)], /deʒ.blo.keˈa(ʁ)/ [deʒ.blo.keˈa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiz.blo.kiˈa(ɻ)/ [d͡ʒiz.blo.kɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiz.bloˈkja(ɻ)/, /dez.blo.kiˈa(ɻ)/ [dez.blo.kɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /dez.bloˈkja(ɻ)/, /d͡ʒiz.blo.keˈa(ɻ)/, /dez.blo.keˈa(ɻ)/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.blo.keˈa(ʁ)/ [dez.blo.keˈa(h)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒ.bluˈkjaɾ/ [dɨʒ.βluˈkjaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒ.bluˈkjaɾ/ [dɨʒ.βluˈkjaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒ.bluˈkja.ɾi/ [dɨʒ.βluˈkja.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: des‧blo‧que‧ar

Verb

desbloquear (first-person singular present desbloqueio, first-person singular preterite desbloqueei, past participle desbloqueado)

1. to unblock (remove or clear a block or obstruction from)

   Synonym: desimpedir

2. to unlock (to obtain access to something)

   Você pode desbloquear o ecrã do celular com sua impressão digital. ― You can unlock the smartphone screen with your fingerprint.

3. to jailbreak (to remove an electronic device’s restrictions that prevent it from running unofficial software)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desbloquear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	desbloquear
Personal	desbloquear	desbloqueares	desbloquear	desbloquearmos	desbloqueardes	desbloquearem
Gerund
	desbloqueando
Past participle
Masculine	desbloqueado			desbloqueados
Feminine	desbloqueada			desbloqueadas
Indicative
Present	desbloqueio	desbloqueias	desbloqueia	desbloqueamos	desbloqueais	desbloqueiam
Imperfect	desbloqueava	desbloqueavas	desbloqueava	desbloqueávamos	desbloqueáveis	desbloqueavam
Preterite	desbloqueei	desbloqueaste	desbloqueou	desbloqueamos1, desbloqueámos2	desbloqueastes	desbloquearam
Pluperfect	desbloqueara	desbloquearas	desbloqueara	desbloqueáramos	desbloqueáreis	desbloquearam
Future	desbloquearei	desbloquearás	desbloqueará	desbloquearemos	desbloqueareis	desbloquearão
Conditional	desbloquearia	desbloquearias	desbloquearia	desbloquearíamos	desbloquearíeis	desbloqueariam
Subjunctive
Present	desbloqueie	desbloqueies	desbloqueie	desbloqueemos	desbloqueeis	desbloqueiem
Imperfect	desbloqueasse	desbloqueasses	desbloqueasse	desbloqueássemos	desbloqueásseis	desbloqueassem
Future	desbloquear	desbloqueares	desbloquear	desbloquearmos	desbloqueardes	desbloquearem
Imperative
Affirmative		desbloqueia	desbloqueie	desbloqueemos	desbloqueai	desbloqueiem
Negative (não)		não desbloqueies	não desbloqueie	não desbloqueemos	não desbloqueeis	não desbloqueiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Antonyms

• bloquear

Related terms

• desbloqueado
• desbloqueador
• desbloqueamento
• desbloqueio

Further reading

• “desbloquear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “desbloquear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From des (“dis-, un-”) +‎ bloquear (“block”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desblokeˈaɾ/ [d̪ez.β̞lo.keˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧blo‧que‧ar

Verb

desbloquear (first-person singular present desbloqueo, first-person singular preterite desbloqueé, past participle desbloqueado)

1. (transitive) to clear, unclog, unlock (to undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.)
2. (transitive) to unlock (to obtain access to something)

   Puedes desbloquear la pantalla del celular/móvil con la huella dactilar.

   You can unblock the smartphone screen with your fingerprint.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desbloquear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desbloquear
gerund			desbloqueando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desbloqueado		desbloqueada
		plural		desbloqueados		desbloqueadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desbloqueo	desbloqueastú desbloqueásvos	desbloquea	desbloqueamos	desbloqueáis	desbloquean
	imperfect	desbloqueaba	desbloqueabas	desbloqueaba	desbloqueábamos	desbloqueabais	desbloqueaban
	preterite	desbloqueé	desbloqueaste	desbloqueó	desbloqueamos	desbloqueasteis	desbloquearon
	future	desbloquearé	desbloquearás	desbloqueará	desbloquearemos	desbloquearéis	desbloquearán
	conditional	desbloquearía	desbloquearías	desbloquearía	desbloquearíamos	desbloquearíais	desbloquearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desbloquee	desbloqueestú desbloqueésvos2	desbloquee	desbloqueemos	desbloqueéis	desbloqueen
	imperfect (ra)	desbloqueara	desbloquearas	desbloqueara	desbloqueáramos	desbloquearais	desbloquearan
	imperfect (se)	desbloquease	desbloqueases	desbloquease	desbloqueásemos	desbloqueaseis	desbloqueasen
	future1	desbloqueare	desbloqueares	desbloqueare	desbloqueáremos	desbloqueareis	desbloquearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desbloqueatú desbloqueávos	desbloquee	desbloqueemos	desbloquead	desbloqueen
	negative		no desbloquees	no desbloquee	no desbloqueemos	no desbloqueéis	no desbloqueen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of desbloquear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive desbloquear	dative	desbloquearme	desbloquearte	desbloquearle, desbloquearse	desbloquearnos	desbloquearos	desbloquearles, desbloquearse
	accusative	desbloquearme	desbloquearte	desbloquearlo, desbloquearla, desbloquearse	desbloquearnos	desbloquearos	desbloquearlos, desbloquearlas, desbloquearse
with gerund desbloqueando	dative	desbloqueándome	desbloqueándote	desbloqueándole, desbloqueándose	desbloqueándonos	desbloqueándoos	desbloqueándoles, desbloqueándose
	accusative	desbloqueándome	desbloqueándote	desbloqueándolo, desbloqueándola, desbloqueándose	desbloqueándonos	desbloqueándoos	desbloqueándolos, desbloqueándolas, desbloqueándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative desbloquea	dative	desbloquéame	desbloquéate	desbloquéale	desbloquéanos	not used	desbloquéales
	accusative	desbloquéame	desbloquéate	desbloquéalo, desbloquéala	desbloquéanos	not used	desbloquéalos, desbloquéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative desbloqueá	dative	desbloqueame	desbloqueate	desbloqueale	desbloqueanos	not used	desbloqueales
	accusative	desbloqueame	desbloqueate	desbloquealo, desbloqueala	desbloqueanos	not used	desbloquealos, desbloquealas
with formal second-person singular imperative desbloquee	dative	desbloquéeme	not used	desbloquéele, desbloquéese	desbloquéenos	not used	desbloquéeles
	accusative	desbloquéeme	not used	desbloquéelo, desbloquéela, desbloquéese	desbloquéenos	not used	desbloquéelos, desbloquéelas
with first-person plural imperative desbloqueemos	dative	not used	desbloqueémoste	desbloqueémosle	desbloqueémonos	desbloqueémoos	desbloqueémosles
	accusative	not used	desbloqueémoste	desbloqueémoslo, desbloqueémosla	desbloqueémonos	desbloqueémoos	desbloqueémoslos, desbloqueémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desbloquead	dative	desbloqueadme	not used	desbloqueadle	desbloqueadnos	desbloqueaos	desbloqueadles
	accusative	desbloqueadme	not used	desbloqueadlo, desbloqueadla	desbloqueadnos	desbloqueaos	desbloqueadlos, desbloqueadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desbloqueen	dative	desbloquéenme	not used	desbloquéenle	desbloquéennos	not used	desbloquéenles, desbloquéense
	accusative	desbloquéenme	not used	desbloquéenlo, desbloquéenla	desbloquéennos	not used	desbloquéenlos, desbloquéenlas, desbloquéense

Derived terms

• desbloqueo

Related terms

• bloquear
• bloqueo

Further reading

• “desbloquear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025