ánimo
Spanish, noun
ánimo is spelled Á-N-I-M-O (5 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,450th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ánimo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “soul, spirit, mood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, animo is a different word: “first-person singular present indicative of animar”. With an accent, animó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of animar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Capacidad para hacer un esfuerzo, para atender, para emprender”.
What does ánimo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesoul, spirit, mood
No estoy de ánimo para…
- 2
masculinevigour
interjection
- 1
have courage!, cheer up!, keep your head up!, good luck!, chin up!; you got this
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of animar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of animar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Capacidad para hacer un esfuerzo, para atender, para emprender. 2. Intención, voluntad. 3. Alma o espíritu en cuanto es principio de la actividad humana.
interjection: 1. Se usa para alentar o esforzar a alguien.
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 ánimo
- ánimos plural
- ¡ánimo! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to ánimo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ánimo in Spanish?
ánimo appears 35 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).