altruismo
Spanish, noun/alˈtɾwismo/
altruismo is spelled A-L-T-R-U-I-S-M-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 36,968th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Altruismo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “altruism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Esmero y diligencia puesto por una persona en conseguir el bien de los demás, aun a expensas del propio”.
What does altruismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealtruism
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Esmero y diligencia puesto por una persona en conseguir el bien de los demás, aun a expensas del propio 2. Manifestación a través de la cual genes o individuos dentro de su especie benefician a otros a costa de sí mismos 3. Doctrina ética que se opone al egoísmo
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 altruismo
- altruismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce altruismo?
- /alˈtɾwismo/
- [al̪ˈt̪ɾwiz.mo]
- /altɾuˈismo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to altruismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is altruismo in Spanish?
altruismo appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).