mesclar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin misculāre, derived from Latin miscēre (“mix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məsˈkla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mesˈklaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

mesclar (first-person singular present mesclo, first-person singular preterite mesclí, past participle mesclat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. to mix (mix together)

   Synonym: barrejar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mesclar (first conjugation)

infinitive			mesclar
gerund			mesclant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		mesclat		mesclada
		plural		mesclats		mesclades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	mesclo	mescles	mescla	mesclem	mescleu	mesclen
	imperfect	mesclava	mesclaves	mesclava	mesclàvem	mesclàveu	mesclaven
	future	mesclaré	mesclaràs	mesclarà	mesclarem	mesclareu	mesclaran
	preterite	mesclí	mesclares	mesclà	mesclàrem	mesclàreu	mesclaren
	conditional	mesclaria	mesclaries	mesclaria	mesclaríem	mesclaríeu	mesclarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	mescli	mesclis	mescli	mesclem	mescleu	mesclin
	imperfect	mesclés	mesclessis	mesclés	mescléssim	mescléssiu	mesclessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	mescla	mescli	mesclem	mescleu	mesclin
	negative (no)	—	no mesclis	no mescli	no mesclem	no mescleu	no mesclin

Derived terms

• entremesclar
• mescla
• mescladís
• mescladissa
• mesclador
• mesclat

References

• “mesclar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “mesclar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “mesclar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “mesclar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin misculāre.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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Verb

mesclar

1. to mix (mix together)

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		mesclar			aver mesclat
gerund		mesclant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		mesclat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	mescli	mesclas	mescla	mesclam	mesclatz	mesclan
	imperfect	mesclavi	mesclavas	mesclava	mesclàvem	mesclàvetz	mesclavan
	preterite	mesclèri	mesclères	mesclèt	mesclèrem	mesclèretz	mesclèron
	future	mesclarai	mesclaràs	mesclarà	mesclarem	mesclaretz	mesclaràn
	conditional	mesclariái	mesclariás	mesclariá	mesclariam	mesclariatz	mesclarián
	conditional 2nd form1	mesclèra	mesclèras	mesclèra	mescleram	mescleratz	mesclèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	mescle	mescles	mescle	mesclem	mescletz	mesclen
	imperfect	mesclèssi	mesclèsses	mesclèsse	mesclèssem	mesclèssetz	mesclèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			mescla		mesclem	mesclatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		mesclar			aver mesclat
gerund		mesclant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		mesclat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	mescle	mescles	mescla	mesclam	mesclatz	mesclon
	imperfect	mesclave	mesclaves	mesclava	mesclaviam	mesclaviatz	mesclavon
	preterite	mesclere	mescleres	mesclet	mesclem	mescletz	mescleron
	future	mesclarai	mesclaràs	mesclará	mesclarem	mesclaretz	mesclarán
	conditional	mesclariá	mesclariás	mesclariá	mesclariam	mesclariatz	mesclarián
	conditional 2nd form1	mesclèra	mesclèras	mesclèra	mescleram	mescleratz	mesclèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	mescle	mescles	mescle	mesclassiam	mesclassiatz	mesclon
	imperfect	mesclesse	mesclesses	mesclesse	mesclessiam	mesclessiatz	mesclesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			mescla		mesclassiam	mesclatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		mesclar			aver mesclat
gerund		mesclant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		mesclat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	mescli	mesclas	mescla	mesclam	mesclatz	mesclan
	imperfect	mesclavi	mesclavas	mesclava	mesclàvam	mesclàvatz	mesclavan
	preterite	mesclèi	mesclès	mesclè	mesclèm	mesclètz	mesclèn
	future	mesclarèi	mesclaràs	mesclarà	mesclaram	mesclaratz	mesclaràn
	conditional	mesclarí	mesclarés	mesclaré	mesclarem	mesclaretz	mesclarén
	conditional 2nd form1	mesclèra	mesclèras	mesclèra	mescleram	mescleratz	mesclèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	mescli	mescles	mescle	mesclem	mescletz	mesclen
	imperfect	mesclèssi	mesclèsses	mesclèsse	mesclèssem	mesclèssetz	mesclèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			mescla		mesclem	mesclatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		mesclar			aver mesclat
gerund		mesclant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		mesclat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	mescle	mesclas	mescla	mesclam	mesclatz	mesclan
	imperfect	mesclava	mesclavas	mesclava	mesclàvam	mesclàvatz	mesclavan
	preterite	mesclei	mescleras	mesclet	mesclèram	mesclèratz	mescleran
	future	mesclarai	mesclaràs	mesclará	mesclarem	mesclaretz	mesclarán
	conditional	mesclariá	mesclariàs	mesclariá	mesclariam	mesclariatz	mesclarián
	conditional 2nd form1	mesclèra	mesclèras	mesclèra	mescleram	mescleratz	mesclèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	mescle	mescles	mescle	mesclem	mescletz	mesclen
	imperfect	mesclèsse	mesclèsses	mesclèsse	mesclèssem	mesclèssetz	mesclèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			mescla		mesclem	mesclatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		mesclar			aver mesclat
gerund		mesclant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		mesclat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	mescle	mescles	mescla	mesclam	mesclatz	mesclan
	imperfect	mesclavi	mesclavas	mesclava	mesclàvem	mesclàvetz	mesclavan
	preterite	mesclère	mesclères	mesclèt	mescleriam	mescleriatz	mesclèron
	future	mesclarai	mesclaràs	mesclarà	mesclarem	mesclaretz	mesclaràn
	conditional	mesclariáu	mesclariás	mesclariá	mesclariam	mesclariatz	mesclarián
	conditional 2nd form1	mesclèra	mesclèras	mesclèra	mescleram	mescleratz	mesclèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	mescle	mescles	mescle	mesclem	mescletz	mesclan
	imperfect	mesclèsse	mesclèsses	mesclèsse	mesclessiam	mesclessiatz	mesclèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			mescla		mesclem	mesclatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• miscrar

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mezclar, mezcrar, mizclar, mizcrar, from Early Medieval Latin misculāre, derived from Latin miscēre (“mix”).

Compare Spanish mezclar, Catalan mesclar, French mêler, Italian mischiare, mescolare.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mesˈkla(ʁ)/ [mesˈkla(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mesˈkla(ʁ)/ [mesˈkla(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /mesˈkla(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /meʃˈkla(ʁ)/ [meʃˈkla(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /mesˈkla(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɛʃˈklaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɛʃˈklaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɛʃˈkla.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: mes‧clar

Verb

mesclar (first-person singular present mesclo, first-person singular preterite mesclei, past participle mesclado)

1. to mix (together)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mesclar (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	mesclar
Personal	mesclar	mesclares	mesclar	mesclarmos	mesclardes	mesclarem
Gerund
	mesclando
Past participle
Masculine	mesclado			mesclados
Feminine	mesclada			mescladas
Indicative
Present	mesclo	mesclas	mescla	mesclamos	mesclais	mesclam
Imperfect	mesclava	mesclavas	mesclava	mesclávamos	mescláveis	mesclavam
Preterite	mesclei	mesclaste	mesclou	mesclamos1, mesclámos2	mesclastes	mesclaram
Pluperfect	mesclara	mesclaras	mesclara	mescláramos	mescláreis	mesclaram
Future	mesclarei	mesclarás	mesclará	mesclaremos	mesclareis	mesclarão
Conditional	mesclaria	mesclarias	mesclaria	mesclaríamos	mesclaríeis	mesclariam
Subjunctive
Present	mescle	mescles	mescle	mesclemos	mescleis	mesclem
Imperfect	mesclasse	mesclasses	mesclasse	mesclássemos	mesclásseis	mesclassem
Future	mesclar	mesclares	mesclar	mesclarmos	mesclardes	mesclarem
Imperative
Affirmative		mescla	mescle	mesclemos	mesclai	mesclem
Negative (não)		não mescles	não mescle	não mesclemos	não mescleis	não mesclem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• mestiço
• mexer
• mistura

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mesˈklaɾ/ [mesˈklaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mes‧clar

Verb

mesclar (first-person singular present mesclo, first-person singular preterite mesclé, past participle mesclado)

1. obsolete form of mezclar
2. misspelling of mezclar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mesclar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			mesclar
gerund			mesclando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		mesclado		mesclada
		plural		mesclados		mescladas
		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	mesclo	mesclastú mesclásvos	mescla	mesclamos	mescláis	mesclan
	imperfect	mesclaba	mesclabas	mesclaba	mesclábamos	mesclabais	mesclaban
	preterite	mesclé	mesclaste	mescló	mesclamos	mesclasteis	mesclaron
	future	mesclaré	mesclarás	mesclará	mesclaremos	mesclaréis	mesclarán
	conditional	mesclaría	mesclarías	mesclaría	mesclaríamos	mesclaríais	mesclarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	mescle	mesclestú mesclésvos2	mescle	mesclemos	mescléis	mesclen
	imperfect (ra)	mesclara	mesclaras	mesclara	mescláramos	mesclarais	mesclaran
	imperfect (se)	mesclase	mesclases	mesclase	mesclásemos	mesclaseis	mesclasen
	future1	mesclare	mesclares	mesclare	mescláremos	mesclareis	mesclaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		mesclatú mesclávos	mescle	mesclemos	mesclad	mesclen
	negative		no mescles	no mescle	no mesclemos	no mescléis	no mesclen

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

    Selected combined forms of mesclar

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 mesclar	dative	mesclarme	mesclarte	mesclarle, mesclarse	mesclarnos	mesclaros	mesclarles, mesclarse
	accusative	mesclarme	mesclarte	mesclarlo, mesclarla, mesclarse	mesclarnos	mesclaros	mesclarlos, mesclarlas, mesclarse
with gerund mesclando	dative	mesclándome	mesclándote	mesclándole, mesclándose	mesclándonos	mesclándoos	mesclándoles, mesclándose
	accusative	mesclándome	mesclándote	mesclándolo, mesclándola, mesclándose	mesclándonos	mesclándoos	mesclándolos, mesclándolas, mesclándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative mescla	dative	mésclame	mésclate	mésclale	mésclanos	not used	mésclales
	accusative	mésclame	mésclate	mésclalo, mésclala	mésclanos	not used	mésclalos, mésclalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative mesclá	dative	mesclame	mesclate	mesclale	mesclanos	not used	mesclales
	accusative	mesclame	mesclate	mesclalo, mesclala	mesclanos	not used	mesclalos, mesclalas
with formal second-person singular imperative mescle	dative	méscleme	not used	mésclele, mésclese	mésclenos	not used	méscleles
	accusative	méscleme	not used	mésclelo, mésclela, mésclese	mésclenos	not used	mésclelos, mésclelas
with first-person plural imperative mesclemos	dative	not used	mesclémoste	mesclémosle	mesclémonos	mesclémoos	mesclémosles
	accusative	not used	mesclémoste	mesclémoslo, mesclémosla	mesclémonos	mesclémoos	mesclémoslos, mesclémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative mesclad	dative	mescladme	not used	mescladle	mescladnos	mesclaos	mescladles
	accusative	mescladme	not used	mescladlo, mescladla	mescladnos	mesclaos	mescladlos, mescladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative mesclen	dative	mésclenme	not used	mésclenle	mésclennos	not used	mésclenles, mésclense
	accusative	mésclenme	not used	mésclenlo, mésclenla	mésclennos	not used	mésclenlos, mésclenlas, mésclense

Derived terms

• mesclamiento

Further reading

• “mesclar”, 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