aterciopelado
Spanish, adjective/ateɾθjopeˈlado/
aterciopelado is spelled A-T-E-R-C-I-O-P-E-L-A-D-O (13 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 87,581st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aterciopelado is a Spanish adjective meaning “velvety (made of velvet)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Parecido al terciopelo en apariencia o textura”.
What does aterciopelado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
velvety (made of velvet)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Parecido al terciopelo en apariencia o textura.
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 aterciopelado
- aterciopelada feminine
- aterciopelados masculine plural
- aterciopeladas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aterciopelado?
- /ateɾθjopeˈlado/
- [a.t̪eɾ.θjo.peˈla.ð̞o]
- /ateɾsjopeˈlado/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aterciopelado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aterciopelado in Spanish?
aterciopelado appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).