ambiguo
Spanish, adjective/amˈbiɡwo/
ambiguo is spelled A-M-B-I-G-U-O (7 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 24,044th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ambiguo is a Spanish adjective meaning “ambiguous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que puede entenderse de varios modos o admitir distintas interpretaciones, y dar, por consiguiente, motivo a…”.
What does ambiguo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
ambiguous
- 2
used as both masculine and feminine
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que puede entenderse de varios modos o admitir distintas interpretaciones, y dar, por consiguiente, motivo a dudas, incertidumbre o confusión. 2. Que presenta dificultad para ser comprendido o clasificado. 3. Incierto, dudoso; que no está definido o que no es claro. 4. Dicho del sustantivo que se usa tanto en masculino como en femenino, como "el/la internet", "el/la mar".
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 ambiguo
- ambigua feminine
- ambiguos masculine plural
- ambiguas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ambiguo?
- /amˈbiɡwo/
- [ãmˈbi.ɣ̞wo]
- [ãmˈbiɣ̞wo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ambiguo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ambiguo in Spanish?
ambiguo appears 1.8 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).