austero
Spanish, adjective/ausˈteɾo/
austero is spelled A-U-S-T-E-R-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 35,389th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Austero is a Spanish adjective meaning “austere” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sencillo, sin lujos ni adornos”.
What does austero mean in English?
adjective
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austere
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Sencillo, sin lujos ni adornos. 2. Rígido y exacto en el cumplimiento de las normas. 3. Agrio, astringente y áspero al gusto. 4. Retirado, mortificado y penitente.
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 austero
- austera feminine
- austeros masculine plural
- austeras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce austero?
- /ausˈteɾo/
- [au̯sˈt̪e.ɾo]
- [awsˈt̪eɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to austero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is austero in Spanish?
austero appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).