bueno
Spanish, adjective/ˈbweno/
bueno is spelled B-U-E-N-O (5 letters) and appears 501 times per million words in written Spanish, the 163rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bueno is a Spanish adjective meaning “good (of good quality)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que tiene bondad en su corazón”.
What does bueno mean in English?
adjective
- 1
good (of good quality)
Que tengas una buena noche.
- 2
good (at/with something)
- 3
Latin-Americagood (in a good state)
- 4
good (morally)
Near-synonym: bondadoso
- 5
to treat well, be good to
- 6
healthy, good
El ejercicio es bueno para la salud.
- 7
(of food) tasty, yummy, good (tasting good)
Estos macarrones están muy buenos.
- 8
not sick
interjection
- 1
okay; fine
- 2
well; a short pause in a sentence
Bueno, pues, mira.
- 3
Mexicoexpression used when answering the phone, often with the pronunciation /bweˈno/, rather than /ˈbweno/
¿Bueno?
- 4
Said when one is about to say goodbye/end a conversation.
Bueno... Ya nos vemos.
- 5
Latin-Americahello
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que tiene bondad en su corazón. 2. Útil y a propósito para algo. 3. Dicho de un alimento o una comida: Gustoso, agradable, divertido. 4. Grande₁₋₂.
interjection: 1. Denota aprobación, contentamiento sorpresa, etc.; o equivale a basta o no más. 2. En contestaciones telefónicas, expresión equivalente a aló.
noun: 1. En exámenes, nota superior a la de aprobado. 2. Juego que se ejecuta en distintos deportes a modo de revancha.
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 bueno
- before a noun buen masculine singular
- buena feminine
- buenos masculine plural
- buenas feminine plural
- mejor comparative
- más bueno comparative
- buenísimo superlative
- bonísimo dated formal superlative
- bono alternative obsolete
- bon alternative obsolete
- güeno alternative pronunciation-spelling
- weno alternative pronunciation-spelling
- óptimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bueno?
- /ˈbweno/
- [ˈbwe.no]
- [ˈbweno]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bueno
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bueno in Spanish?
bueno appears 501 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).