caballero
Spanish, noun/kabaˈʝeɾo/
caballero is spelled C-A-B-A-L-L-E-R-O (9 letters) and appears 34 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,499th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caballero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “horseman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Varón adulto”.
What does caballero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehorseman
- 2
masculineknight; cavalier
- 3
masculinegentleman
- 4
masculinecowboy
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que monta a caballo. 2. Que no cambia su opinión o proceder, pese a las razones en sentido contrario.
noun: 1. Varón adulto 2. Varón respetable o de buena posición social. 3. Varón de comportamiento cortés y distinguido, en particular para con las mujeres. 4. Varón de linaje noble.
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 caballero
- caballeros plural
- caballera feminine
- caballeras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caballero?
- /kabaˈʝeɾo/
- [ka.β̞aˈʝe.ɾo]
- [kaβ̞aˈʝeɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to caballero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caballero in Spanish?
caballero appears 34 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).