freír
verbCEFR B1
What does “freír” mean in English?
to fry
to fry (cook in hot oil) — freír los huevos, freír las patatas
Example sentences
Fríe el huevo en aceite de oliva a fuego medio para que la clara quede hecha pero la yema siga líquida.
Fry the egg in olive oil over medium heat so the white is cooked but the yolk stays runny.
He frito demasiadas patatas y no voy a poder comerlas todas, así que las guardaré para mañana.
I have fried too many potatoes and I'm not going to be able to eat them all, so I'll save them for tomorrow.
How to use it
Freír means 'to fry' — cooking in hot oil. The key irregularity for B1 is the past participle: frito (not freído), which is one of the handful of irregular past participles. Freír conjugates like a regular -ir verb in most tenses but uses frito in compound tenses and as an adjective (patatas fritas). Also note the accent mark on the infinitive: freír, not freir.
Common mistake
The past participle is frito, not freído — this is one of the most common errors at B1. Also do not confuse the infinitive accent: freír with an accent, not freir. The adjective form patatas fritas is a fixed collocation and does not change based on freír-spelling.