barato
Spanish, adjective
barato is spelled B-A-R-A-T-O (6 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,231st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Barato is a Spanish adjective meaning “cheap; inexpensive; sold at a low price” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of baratar. With an accent, barató is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of baratar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dicho de algo que se compra o vende a bajo precio”.
What does barato mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cheap; inexpensive; sold at a low price
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of baratar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of baratar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de algo que se compra o vende a bajo precio. 2. Cuando algo es de mala calidad, se refiere generalmente a objetos. 3. Que se logra con poco esfuerzo.
noun: 1. La porción de dinero que se cede en los juegos de apuestas al baratero, o que también se da como dádiva voluntaria a los perdedores. 2. Venta de cosas que se hace a bajo precio con el fin de despacharlas pronto. 3. Fraude o engaño. 4. Abundancia, sobra, baratura.
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 barato
- barata feminine
- baratos masculine plural
- baratas feminine plural
- baratísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to barato
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is barato in Spanish?
barato appears 19 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).