aplomo
Spanish, noun
aplomo is spelled A-P-L-O-M-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 53,393rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aplomo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “aplomb, poise, composure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of aplomar. With an accent, aplomó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of aplomar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Gravedad, serenidad, circunspección”.
What does aplomo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineaplomb, poise, composure
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of aplomar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of aplomar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gravedad, serenidad, circunspección. 2. En el caballo: cada una de las líneas verticales que determinan la dirección que deben tener sus miembros para que esté bien constituido. 3. Cualidad de vertical.
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 aplomo
- aplomos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to aplomo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aplomo in Spanish?
aplomo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).