beato
Spanish, adjective/beˈato/
beato is spelled B-E-A-T-O (5 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 30,789th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Beato is a Spanish adjective meaning “having too much beatitude, goody goody, pious, sanctimonious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona originaria o habitante de Beas de Granada, pueblo de España”.
What does beato mean in English?
adjective
- 1
having too much beatitude, goody goody, pious, sanctimonious
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Persona originaria o habitante de Beas de Granada, pueblo de España. 2. Se dice de algo que proviene o tiene relación con Beas de Granada, pueblo de España. 3. Feliz, bienaventurado. 4. Se dice de quien ha sido beatificado por la iglesia católica.
noun: 1. Persona que viste el hábito religioso sin ser monje ni monja
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 beato
- beata feminine
- beatos masculine plural
- beatas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce beato?
- /beˈato/
- [beˈa.t̪o]
- [beˈat̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to beato
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is beato in Spanish?
beato appears 1.2 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).