afueras
Spanish, noun/aˈfweɾas/
afueras is spelled A-F-U-E-R-A-S (7 letters) and appears 9.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,402nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Afueras is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “outskirts, suburbs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a second-person singular present indicative of aforar (“to grant (a privilege or…. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Terreno contiguo a una población”.
What does afueras mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoutskirts, suburbs
Vivo en las afueras de la ciudad – es muy limpio y tranquilo.
verb
- 1
second-person singular present indicative of aforar (“to grant (a privilege or immunity)”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Terreno contiguo a una población 2. Terreno despejado alrededor de una plaza a defender, que impide a los atacantes acercarse a cubierto
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.
How do you pronounce afueras?
- /aˈfweɾas/
- [aˈfwe.ɾas]
- [aˈfweɾas]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to afueras
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is afueras in Spanish?
afueras appears 9.5 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).