boquiabierto
Spanish, adjective/bokjaˈbjeɾto/
boquiabierto is spelled B-O-Q-U-I-A-B-I-E-R-T-O (12 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 61,391st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Boquiabierto is a Spanish adjective meaning “open-mouthed (with the mouth open)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que tiene la boca abierta”.
What does boquiabierto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
open-mouthed (with the mouth open)
- 2
open-mouthed (gaping in surprise, wonder or astonishment)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que tiene la boca abierta. 2. Que está embobado mirando alguna cosa.
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 boquiabierto
- boquiabierta feminine
- boquiabiertos masculine plural
- boquiabiertas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce boquiabierto?
- /bokjaˈbjeɾto/
- [bo.kjaˈβ̞jeɾ.t̪o]
- [bokjaˈβ̞jeɾt̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to boquiabierto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is boquiabierto in Spanish?
boquiabierto 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).