arlequín
Spanish, noun/aɾleˈkin/
arlequín is spelled A-R-L-E-Q-U-Í-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 60,585th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Arlequín is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “buffoon, jester” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Personaje típico de la comedia del arte, un bufón pobre y astuto vestido con un traje a rombos de colores”.
What does arlequín mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebuffoon, jester
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personaje típico de la comedia del arte, un bufón pobre y astuto vestido con un traje a rombos de colores 2. Persona, especialmente actor, que viste un disfraz de arlequín₁ 3. Bastidor vertical que marca el lateral del escenario teatral 4. Sorbete de varios colores
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 arlequín
- arlequines plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arlequín?
- /aɾleˈkin/
- [aɾ.leˈkĩn]
- [aɾleˈkĩn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to arlequín
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is arlequín in Spanish?
arlequín appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).