conquistador
/kənˈkistədɔɹ/noun
conquistador is spelled C-O-N-Q-U-I-S-T-A-D-O-R: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conquistador means “A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conquistador is conquistadors or conquistadores.
How many letters and syllables are in conquistador?
| Letters | 12: C-O-N-Q-U-I-S-T-A-D-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is conquistador?
Conquistador appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce conquistador?
- US /kənˈkistədɔɹ/
- /kənˈkwɪstədɔɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-ncalif-conquistador.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of conquistador
- conquistadors plural
- conquistadores plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conquistador mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does conquistador come from?
Borrowed from Spanish conquistador.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).