brillante
Spanish, noun/bɾiˈʝante/
brillante is spelled B-R-I-L-L-A-N-T-E (9 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,113th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brillante is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “diamond” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Diamante u otra piedra preciosa, cortado en forma particular con múltiples facetas para tener un brillo…”.
What does brillante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinebright, brilliant, lustrous, shiny, glowing, sparkly, glittering, glossy
- 2
femininemasculineexcellent, outstanding, exemplary, scintillating
noun
- 1
masculinediamond
Bien, tal vez finalmente le comprará ese brillante ahora que de hecho tiene dinero.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De mucha luminosidad. 2. Inteligente, genial.
noun: 1. Diamante u otra piedra preciosa, cortado en forma particular con múltiples facetas para tener un brillo excepcional. La forma se asemeja a la de un cono y proporciona máximo retorno de luz en la parte superior del diamante.
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 brillante
- brillantes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brillante?
- /bɾiˈʝante/
- [bɾiˈʝãn̪.t̪e]
- [bɾiˈʝãn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to brillante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is brillante in Spanish?
brillante appears 26 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).