albergue
Spanish, noun
albergue is spelled A-L-B-E-R-G-U-E (8 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,293rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Albergue is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “hostel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of albergar. With an accent, albergué is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of albergar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lugar para quedarse, resguardarse, pasar la noche o alojarse”.
What does albergue mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehostel
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of albergar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lugar para quedarse, resguardarse, pasar la noche o alojarse. 2. Hotel pequeño que recibe huéspedes durante estancias breves. 3. Establecimiento o espacio donde se da alojamiento provisional a personas necesitadas. 4. Establecimiento para dar alojamiento y educación a niños sin familia.
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 albergue
- albergues plural
- albergo alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to albergue
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is albergue in Spanish?
albergue appears 3.5 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).