Pronunciar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Pronunciar in Spanish

Pronunciar means “to pronounce,” “to articulate,” “to utter,” or “to deliver a speech.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and its sound, word, speech, and formal decision uses.

Pronunciar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Pronunciar uses regular -AR verbal morphology with the stable stem pronunci-: pronuncio / pronuncié / pronuncie, with gerund pronunciando and participle pronunciado.

Pronunciar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber. The participle pronunciado remains invariant in compound forms.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	pronunciar	to pronounce / utter / deliver
Gerund	pronunciando	pronouncing / uttering / delivering
Past participle	pronunciado	pronounced / uttered / delivered

Pronunciar meaning and essential uses

RAE’s first sense is emitting and articulating speech sounds. It also records saying or delivering a speech, lecture, or similar text.

Formal senses include determining or resolving and publishing a judicial decision. Pronominal pronunciarse can mean declaring oneself for or against something.

Pronunciar regular conjugation pattern

The stem pronunci- remains stable across the regular -AR system: pronuncio, pronuncié, pronuncie, pronunciemos, pronunciéis.

There is no stem-vowel change. Written accents follow the regular -AR pattern, including pronuncié, pronunció, pronunciéis.

Pronunciar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Pronunciar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pronuncio	I pronounce / utter / deliver
Tú — you, singular informal	pronuncias	you pronounce / utter / deliver
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pronuncia	he / she pronounces / utters / delivers; you pronounce / utter / deliver (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pronunciamos	we pronounce / utter / deliver
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pronunciáis	you pronounce / utter / deliver (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pronuncian	they pronounce / utter / deliver; you pronounce / utter / deliver (plural)

• Pronuncio cada palabra lentamente. — I pronounce each word slowly.

Pronunciar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pronuncié	I pronounced / uttered / delivered
Tú — you, singular informal	pronunciaste	you pronounced / uttered / delivered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pronunció	he / she pronounced / uttered / delivered; you pronounced / uttered / delivered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pronunciamos	we pronounced / uttered / delivered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pronunciasteis	you pronounced / uttered / delivered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pronunciaron	they pronounced / uttered / delivered; you pronounced / uttered / delivered (plural)

• Ayer pronuncié su apellido correctamente. — Yesterday I pronounced his / her surname correctly.

Pronunciar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pronunciado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pronunciaba	I used to pronounce / utter / deliver / was pronouncing / uttering / delivering
Tú — you, singular informal	pronunciabas	you used to pronounce / utter / deliver / were pronouncing / uttering / delivering
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pronunciaba	he / she used to pronounce / utter / deliver / was pronouncing / uttering / delivering; you used to pronounce / utter / deliver / were pronouncing / uttering / delivering (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pronunciábamos	we used to pronounce / utter / deliver / were pronouncing / uttering / delivering
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pronunciabais	you used to pronounce / utter / deliver / were pronouncing / uttering / delivering (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pronunciaban	they used to pronounce / utter / deliver / were pronouncing / uttering / delivering; you used to pronounce / utter / deliver / were pronouncing / uttering / delivering (plural)

• Antes pronunciábamos esas palabras de otra manera. — We used to pronounce those words differently.

Pronunciar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus pronunciando.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy pronunciando	I am pronouncing / uttering / delivering
Tú — you, singular informal	estás pronunciando	you are pronouncing / uttering / delivering
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está pronunciando	he / she is pronouncing / uttering / delivering; you are pronouncing / uttering / delivering (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos pronunciando	we are pronouncing / uttering / delivering
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis pronunciando	you are pronouncing / uttering / delivering (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están pronunciando	they are pronouncing / uttering / delivering; you are pronouncing / uttering / delivering (plural)

• Estoy pronunciando una frase difícil. — I am pronouncing a difficult sentence.

Pronunciar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir + a + pronunciar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a pronunciar	I am going to pronounce / utter / deliver
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a pronunciar	you are going to pronounce / utter / deliver
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a pronunciar	he / she is going to pronounce / utter / deliver; you are going to pronounce / utter / deliver (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a pronunciar	we are going to pronounce / utter / deliver
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a pronunciar	you are going to pronounce / utter / deliver (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a pronunciar	they are going to pronounce / utter / deliver; you are going to pronounce / utter / deliver (plural)

• Voy a pronunciar un breve discurso. — I am going to deliver a short speech.

Pronunciar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pronunciaré	I will pronounce / utter / deliver
Tú — you, singular informal	pronunciarás	you will pronounce / utter / deliver
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pronunciará	he / she will pronounce / utter / deliver; you will pronounce / utter / deliver (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pronunciaremos	we will pronounce / utter / deliver
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pronunciaréis	you will pronounce / utter / deliver (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pronunciarán	they will pronounce / utter / deliver; you will pronounce / utter / deliver (plural)

• Pronunciaremos los nombres uno por uno. — We will pronounce the names one by one.

Pronunciar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pronunciaría	I would pronounce / utter / deliver
Tú — you, singular informal	pronunciarías	you would pronounce / utter / deliver
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pronunciaría	he / she would pronounce / utter / deliver; you would pronounce / utter / deliver (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pronunciaríamos	we would pronounce / utter / deliver
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pronunciaríais	you would pronounce / utter / deliver (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pronunciarían	they would pronounce / utter / deliver; you would pronounce / utter / deliver (plural)

• Pronunciaría esa palabra con más cuidado. — I would pronounce that word more carefully.

Pronunciar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pronunciado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he pronunciado	I have pronounced / uttered / delivered
Tú — you, singular informal	has pronunciado	you have pronounced / uttered / delivered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha pronunciado	he / she has pronounced / uttered / delivered; you have pronounced / uttered / delivered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos pronunciado	we have pronounced / uttered / delivered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis pronunciado	you have pronounced / uttered / delivered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han pronunciado	they have pronounced / uttered / delivered; you have pronounced / uttered / delivered (plural)

• He pronunciado ese sonido muchas veces. — I have pronounced that sound many times.

Pronunciar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pronunciado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había pronunciado	I had pronounced / uttered / delivered
Tú — you, singular informal	habías pronunciado	you had pronounced / uttered / delivered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había pronunciado	he / she had pronounced / uttered / delivered; you had pronounced / uttered / delivered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos pronunciado	we had pronounced / uttered / delivered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais pronunciado	you had pronounced / uttered / delivered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían pronunciado	they had pronounced / uttered / delivered; you had pronounced / uttered / delivered (plural)

• Ya habíamos pronunciado todos los nombres. — We had already pronounced all the names.

Pronunciar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pronunciado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré pronunciado	I will have pronounced / uttered / delivered
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás pronunciado	you will have pronounced / uttered / delivered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá pronunciado	he / she will have pronounced / uttered / delivered; you will have pronounced / uttered / delivered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos pronunciado	we will have pronounced / uttered / delivered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis pronunciado	you will have pronounced / uttered / delivered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán pronunciado	they will have pronounced / uttered / delivered; you will have pronounced / uttered / delivered (plural)

• Para entonces habrán pronunciado varios discursos. — By then they will have delivered several speeches.

Pronunciar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pronunciado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría pronunciado	I would have pronounced / uttered / delivered
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías pronunciado	you would have pronounced / uttered / delivered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría pronunciado	he / she would have pronounced / uttered / delivered; you would have pronounced / uttered / delivered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos pronunciado	we would have pronounced / uttered / delivered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais pronunciado	you would have pronounced / uttered / delivered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían pronunciado	they would have pronounced / uttered / delivered; you would have pronounced / uttered / delivered (plural)

• Habría pronunciado el nombre de otra manera. — I would have pronounced the name differently.

Pronunciar subjunctive conjugations

Pronunciar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pronuncie	that I pronounce / utter / deliver
Tú — you, singular informal	pronuncies	that you pronounce / utter / deliver
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pronuncie	that he / she pronounce / utter / deliver; that you pronounce / utter / deliver (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pronunciemos	that we pronounce / utter / deliver
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pronunciéis	that you pronounce / utter / deliver (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pronuncien	that they pronounce / utter / deliver; that you pronounce / utter / deliver (plural)

• Quiero que pronuncies la palabra con claridad. — I want you to pronounce the word clearly.

Pronunciar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pronunciado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pronunciara	that I pronounced / uttered / delivered
Tú — you, singular informal	pronunciaras	that you pronounced / uttered / delivered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pronunciara	that he / she pronounced / uttered / delivered; that you pronounced / uttered / delivered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pronunciáramos	that we pronounced / uttered / delivered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pronunciarais	that you pronounced / uttered / delivered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pronunciaran	that they pronounced / uttered / delivered; that you pronounced / uttered / delivered (plural)

• Preferían que pronunciáramos el discurso juntos. — They preferred that we deliver the speech together.
• Era mejor que pronunciases cada sílaba despacio. — It was better for you to pronounce each syllable slowly.

Pronunciar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pronunciare	if / when I should pronounce / utter / deliver
Tú — you, singular informal	pronunciares	if / when you should pronounce / utter / deliver
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pronunciare	if / when he / she should pronounce / utter / deliver; if / when you should pronounce / utter / deliver (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pronunciáremos	if / when we should pronounce / utter / deliver
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pronunciareis	if / when you should pronounce / utter / deliver (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pronunciaren	if / when they should pronounce / utter / deliver; if / when you should pronounce / utter / deliver (plural)

• Quien pronunciare una resolución deberá dejar constancia. — Whoever should issue a decision must make a record.

Pronunciar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pronunciado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya pronunciado	that I have pronounced / uttered / delivered
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas pronunciado	that you have pronounced / uttered / delivered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya pronunciado	that he / she has pronounced / uttered / delivered; that you have pronounced / uttered / delivered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos pronunciado	that we have pronounced / uttered / delivered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis pronunciado	that you have pronounced / uttered / delivered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan pronunciado	that they have pronounced / uttered / delivered; that you have pronounced / uttered / delivered (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas pronunciado bien el nombre. — I am glad that you pronounced the name correctly.

Pronunciar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pronunciado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera pronunciado	that I had pronounced / uttered / delivered
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras pronunciado	that you had pronounced / uttered / delivered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera pronunciado	that he / she had pronounced / uttered / delivered; that you had pronounced / uttered / delivered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos pronunciado	that we had pronounced / uttered / delivered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais pronunciado	that you had pronounced / uttered / delivered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran pronunciado	that they had pronounced / uttered / delivered; that you had pronounced / uttered / delivered (plural)

• Si hubiera pronunciado más despacio, todos habrían entendido. — If I had spoken more slowly, everyone would have understood.
• Si hubieses pronunciado esa sílaba correctamente, la palabra sonaría mejor. — If you had pronounced that syllable correctly, the word would sound better.

Pronunciar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pronunciado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere pronunciado	if / when I should have pronounced / uttered / delivered
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres pronunciado	if / when you should have pronounced / uttered / delivered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere pronunciado	if / when he / she should have pronounced / uttered / delivered; if / when you should have pronounced / uttered / delivered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos pronunciado	if / when we should have pronounced / uttered / delivered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis pronunciado	if / when you should have pronounced / uttered / delivered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren pronunciado	if / when they should have pronounced / uttered / delivered; if / when you should have pronounced / uttered / delivered (plural)

• Si hubieren pronunciado resoluciones adicionales, deberán publicarlas. — If they should have issued additional decisions, they must publish them.

Pronunciar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Pronunciar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	pronuncia	pronounce
Usted — you, singular formal	pronuncie	pronounce (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	pronunciemos	let’s pronounce
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pronunciad	pronounce (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	pronuncien	pronounce (plural)

• Pronuncia cada sílaba con claridad. — Pronounce each syllable clearly.

Pronunciar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no pronuncies	do not pronounce
Usted — you, singular formal	no pronuncie	do not pronounce (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no pronunciemos	let’s not pronounce
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no pronunciéis	do not pronounce (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no pronuncien	do not pronounce (plural)

• No pronuncies esa consonante como en inglés. — Do not pronounce that consonant as in English.

Common constructions with Pronunciar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• pronunciar una palabra / sonido / nombre. — to pronounce a word, sound, or name.
• pronunciar un discurso / conferencia. — to deliver a speech / lecture.
• pronunciar una sentencia / resolución. — to issue or pronounce a judgment / decision in formal contexts.
• pronunciarse a favor / en contra de. — pronominal: to declare oneself for / against something.

Example sentences with Pronunciar

These examples reinforce useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• ¿Cómo se pronuncia esta palabra? — How is this word pronounced?
• Pronuncia la erre con cuidado. — Pronounce the r carefully.
• El director pronunció un discurso breve. — The director delivered a short speech.
• Espero que pronuncies bien el nombre. — I hope you pronounce the name correctly.
• Han pronunciado la sentencia. — They have issued the judgment.
• Pronuncia la frase a velocidad natural. — Pronounce the sentence at a natural speed.

Regional and usage notes for Pronunciar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

• Vos pronunciás esa palabra muy bien. — You pronounce that word very well. (voseo)
• Pronunciá la frase otra vez. — Pronounce the sentence again. (affirmative vos command)

Pronunciar is fully regular. The main challenge is lexical and phonetic: use the same morphology for words, sounds, speeches, and formal decisions, and keep pronominal pronunciarse distinct.