característico
Spanish, adjective/kaɾaɡteˈɾistiko/
característico is spelled C-A-R-A-C-T-E-R-Í-S-T-I-C-O (14 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 10,627th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Característico is a Spanish adjective meaning “characteristic, typical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que permite distinguir a una persona o cosa de sus semejantes”.
What does característico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
characteristic, typical
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que permite distinguir a una persona o cosa de sus semejantes. 2. Que pertenece o concierne al carácter.
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 característico
- característica feminine
- característicos masculine plural
- características feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce característico?
- /kaɾaɡteˈɾistiko/
- [ka.ɾaɣ̞.t̪eˈɾis.t̪i.ko]
- [kaɾakt̪eˈɾist̪iko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to característico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is característico in Spanish?
característico appears 5.9 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).