abuelo
Spanish, noun/aˈbwelo/
abuelo is spelled A-B-U-E-L-O (6 letters) and appears 31 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,709th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abuelo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “grandfather” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ascendiente directo en segunda generación. Padre del padre o de la madre”.
What does abuelo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegrandfather
Su abuelo es simpático.
- 2
colloquialmasculinean elderly person
- 3
masculineloose tufts of hair in the nape when one's hair is messed up
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ascendiente directo en segunda generación. Padre del padre o de la madre. 2. Persona de edad avanzada.
noun: 1. Mechón de pelo de la nuca que queda suelto al recoger la cabellera en una coleta o moño. 2. En los juegos de azar, ficha o cartón con el número noventa. 3. Vilano grande y plumoso.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abuelo
- abuelos plural
- abuela feminine
- abuelas feminine plural
- agüelo alternative pronunciation-spelling
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abuelo?
- /aˈbwelo/
- [aˈβ̞we.lo]
- /aˈwelo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abuelo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abuelo in Spanish?
abuelo appears 31 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).