letrear

Spanish

Verb

letrear (first-person singular present letreo, first-person singular preterite letreé, past participle letreado)

1. (archaic) to enunciate by syllables

Conjugation

    Conjugation of letrear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			letrear
gerund			letreando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		letreado		letreada
		plural		letreados		letreadas
		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	letreo	letreastú letreásvos	letrea	letreamos	letreáis	letrean
	imperfect	letreaba	letreabas	letreaba	letreábamos	letreabais	letreaban
	preterite	letreé	letreaste	letreó	letreamos	letreasteis	letrearon
	future	letrearé	letrearás	letreará	letrearemos	letrearéis	letrearán
	conditional	letrearía	letrearías	letrearía	letrearíamos	letrearíais	letrearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	letree	letreestú letreésvos2	letree	letreemos	letreéis	letreen
	imperfect (ra)	letreara	letrearas	letreara	letreáramos	letrearais	letrearan
	imperfect (se)	letrease	letreases	letrease	letreásemos	letreaseis	letreasen
	future1	letreare	letreares	letreare	letreáremos	letreareis	letrearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		letreatú letreávos	letree	letreemos	letread	letreen
	negative		no letrees	no letree	no letreemos	no letreéis	no letreen

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

    Selected combined forms of letrear

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 letrear	dative	letrearme	letrearte	letrearle, letrearse	letrearnos	letrearos	letrearles, letrearse
	accusative	letrearme	letrearte	letrearlo, letrearla, letrearse	letrearnos	letrearos	letrearlos, letrearlas, letrearse
with gerund letreando	dative	letreándome	letreándote	letreándole, letreándose	letreándonos	letreándoos	letreándoles, letreándose
	accusative	letreándome	letreándote	letreándolo, letreándola, letreándose	letreándonos	letreándoos	letreándolos, letreándolas, letreándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative letrea	dative	letréame	letréate	letréale	letréanos	not used	letréales
	accusative	letréame	letréate	letréalo, letréala	letréanos	not used	letréalos, letréalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative letreá	dative	letreame	letreate	letreale	letreanos	not used	letreales
	accusative	letreame	letreate	letrealo, letreala	letreanos	not used	letrealos, letrealas
with formal second-person singular imperative letree	dative	letréeme	not used	letréele, letréese	letréenos	not used	letréeles
	accusative	letréeme	not used	letréelo, letréela, letréese	letréenos	not used	letréelos, letréelas
with first-person plural imperative letreemos	dative	not used	letreémoste	letreémosle	letreémonos	letreémoos	letreémosles
	accusative	not used	letreémoste	letreémoslo, letreémosla	letreémonos	letreémoos	letreémoslos, letreémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative letread	dative	letreadme	not used	letreadle	letreadnos	letreaos	letreadles
	accusative	letreadme	not used	letreadlo, letreadla	letreadnos	letreaos	letreadlos, letreadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative letreen	dative	letréenme	not used	letréenle	letréennos	not used	letréenles, letréense
	accusative	letréenme	not used	letréenlo, letréenla	letréennos	not used	letréenlos, letréenlas, letréense

Further reading

• “letrear”, 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