verb · #491
to try; to treat
Example: Trata de descansar.
Try to rest.
Spanish → English
tratar
tratar is Spanish for to try; to treat.
What tratar means
How common is it?
tratar is ranked #491 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It sits in the second half of the list: still everyday vocabulary, but you will meet it less often than the first two hundred.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to tratar — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- recoger — to pick up
- dejar de — to stop doing
- acabar — to finish, to end up
- permitir — to allow
- prohibir — to forbid
- deber de — must (supposition)
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22