andante
Spanish, noun/anˈdante/
andante is spelled A-N-D-A-N-T-E (7 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 26,728th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Andante is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “roamer (one who roams)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Indicación para ejecutar una pieza musical a un paso moderadamente lento, tranquilo (76 a 108 pulsaciones por…”.
What does andante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinewalking, who roams, who wanders, errant
Caballero andante.
noun
- 1
femininemasculineroamer (one who roams)
noun
- 1
masculinea tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- 2
masculinea passage having this mark
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineplayed in a moderately slow tempo
adverb
- 1
with a moderately slow tempo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que anda. 2. Persona con la que alguien se relaciona en amoríos, sin compromiso.
noun: 1. Indicación para ejecutar una pieza musical a un paso moderadamente lento, tranquilo (76 a 108 pulsaciones por minuto). 2. Obra musical que sigue esta pauta de tiempo₁.
adverb: 1. A un tempo moderadamente lento.
adjective: 1. Con un tempo moderadamente lento.
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 andante
- andantes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce andante?
- /anˈdante/
- [ãn̪ˈd̪ãn̪.t̪e]
- [ãn̪ˈd̪ãn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to andante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is andante in Spanish?
andante appears 1.5 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).