castillo
Spanish, noun/kasˈtiʝo/
castillo is spelled C-A-S-T-I-L-L-O (8 letters) and appears 38 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,249th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Castillo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “castle (a large building that is fortified and contains many defences)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Recinto fortificado, típico de la arquitectura militar del Medioevo, en especial el dotado de murallas y…”.
What does castillo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecastle (a large building that is fortified and contains many defences)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Recinto fortificado, típico de la arquitectura militar del Medioevo, en especial el dotado de murallas y torres para su defensa 2. Torre móvil empleada para los asedios 3. Imagen que representa una de estas estructuras 4. Cubierta sobreelevada que, a popa o a proa, se erige sobre la principal de un buque
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 castillo
- castillos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce castillo?
- /kasˈtiʝo/
- [kasˈt̪i.ʝo]
- [kasˈt̪iʝo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to castillo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is castillo in Spanish?
castillo appears 38 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).