carcelero
Spanish, noun/kaɾθeˈleɾo/
carcelero is spelled C-A-R-C-E-L-E-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 46,983rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carcelero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “jailer, warden, prison guard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hombre cuya ocupación consiste en cuidar o mantener la(s) cárcel(es) y/o vigilar a los prisioneros”.
What does carcelero mean in English?
adjective
- 1
jail, prison
noun
- 1
masculinejailer, warden, prison guard
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne a la cárcel.
noun: 1. Hombre cuya ocupación consiste en cuidar o mantener la(s) cárcel(es) y/o vigilar a los prisioneros.
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 carcelero
- carcelera feminine
- carceleros masculine plural
- carceleras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carcelero?
- /kaɾθeˈleɾo/
- [kaɾ.θeˈle.ɾo]
- /kaɾseˈleɾo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to carcelero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is carcelero in Spanish?
carcelero appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).